 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...Pascal — and we cannot see that the experiment -was attended in his case with any better effects.' ' Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ; Adversity is the blessing of the New.' The distinguishing characteristic of the Old Covenant, of the Mosaic Law, was that it was enforced... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...thorough the waves of the world. But to speak in a mean.1 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 аз many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing... | |
 | 1858 - 878 pages
...forbear reproducing it, however familiar, for our readers' gratification : — " Prosperity," he says, " is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is...and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even m the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols... | |
 | 1858 - 918 pages
...were they as lean as those of Pharaoh ; but for their own souls they have none."— Ibid. ADVERSITY. " 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 30 SHOET PAPERS. you listen to David's harp, yon shall hear... | |
 | Robert Steel (D.D.) - 1858 - 484 pages
...chief blessing of the New Testament religion. Lord Bacon somewhere remarks, favouring this idea, that " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favour." It cannot be denied that very many of God's children have been chosen in... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1858 - 274 pages
...things incompatible. Lord Bacon, fallen from his honours, wrote indeed those exquisite phrases :—' Prosperity is the blessing of the Old ' Testament;...' carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence ' of God's favour. We see in needle-works and em' broideries, it is more pleasing to have... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change : " 8|/ evidences of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 594 pages
...PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction^and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen... | |
 | 1858 - 800 pages
...virtue.' "And William felt much ashamed, remembering in part his dream. " 'Yes,' said Dame Elizabeth, 'prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New!' ' ' ' Eight, Bess, right ! and it carrieth the greater benediction and the dearer revelation of God's... | |
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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. 
