 | Basil Montagu, Hannah Mary Rathbone - 1845 - 396 pages
...Adversity, where he says — " But to speak in a mean, the virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
 | 1846 - 302 pages
...through the waves of the world. But to speak in a mean. The virtue of Prosperity is Temperance; the virtue of Adversity is Fortitude, which in morals...Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear a> many hearse-like airs as carols. And the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more, in describing... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...through the waves of the world. But to speak in a mean. The virtue of Prosperity is Temperance; the virtue of Adversity is Fortitude, which in morals...of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if yon listen to David's harp, you shall hear ai many hearse-like airs as carols. And the pencil of the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...richer and softer. The following passage, fi^t published in 1625, will show the extent of the change: ilton, it is said, inherited what his predecessors...enlightened age; he received a finished education ; and evidences of God's favour. Vet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall... | |
 | General principles - 1847 - 132 pages
...meaning, and applies equally to the singular and plural, as, " The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals...benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour."* " If he * Bacon's Essays. be compassionate towards the afflictions of others, it shews that his heart... | |
 | 1847 - 380 pages
...meaning, and applies equally to the singular and plural, as, " The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor."* " If he be compassionate towards the afflictions of others, it shows that his heart is like... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...[Prosperity and Adversity.] The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. ives, when he his God can please. His bed of wool yields safe and quiet sleeps, preuter benediction and the clearer revelation of t.od'a favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if... | |
 | William John Dawson - 1848 - 1186 pages
...the beauties of the New ; which are in reality greater, and carry a clearer reveliition of the Divine favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you will find more lamentable airs, than triumphant ones : and the pencil of the Holy Spirit hath more... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1848 - 684 pages
...henceforth Лл-1Ыа. IDE Two BLESSINGS. — Prosperity is ™ blearing of the Old Testament; M'eraUy ij the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, yon will hear... | |
 | 1849 - 614 pages
...is to come, than a continual flow of success and selfgratification. Lord Bacon was right in saying, "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;...greater benediction and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
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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. 
