 | 1878 - 1178 pages
...enemy or unfriendly ally. ' Prosperity,' says &con, 'was the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer Delation of God's favour.' The experience of the Order of St. John affords abundant confirmation of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1973 - 624 pages
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 | Horst Weber - 1975 - 428 pages
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 | Charles Sturt - 1984 - 302 pages
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 | Francis Bacon - 1985 - 292 pages
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 | Sean P. Kealy - 1987 - 262 pages
...prescriptions for happiness, than in any other sayings. The provocative statement of Francis Bacon that, while prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament adversity is the blessing of the New, is a convenient summary of the newness of Jesus' approach and his radical demands. In his classical... | |
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer revelation of God's favour. 
