 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. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as...  The Retrospective Review - Page 1421821Full view - About this book
 | Cazneau Palfrey - Liberalism (Religion) - 1839
...true to himself who does not find in his own soul the great principles of virtuous purpose. SELECTION. PROSPERITY is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed, or crushed ; for prosperity... | |
 | Basil Montagu, Hannah Mary Rathbone - English literature - 1845 - 242 pages
...harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the...fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without comfort and hopes. We see in needle works and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 288 pages
...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 Holy Ghost hath...Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distates ; and Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needle-workers and imbroiderers,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearsclike strife he uses ; Or sing, or dance unto the rural...sports all difference refuses. His certain life, that hopee. We see in needle-works and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...distastes ; and adversity is not without comforts and bopes. We see in needle-works and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1848
...listen to David's harp, yon will hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Uoly Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions...not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity ie not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries, it ie more pleasing to have... | |
 | Bengal council of educ - 1848
...to remedy them ? What sort of revenge is recommended? Explain the meaning of the italics. • 22. " Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes...We see in needle-works and embroideries, it is more pleasant to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground than to have a dark and melancholy work... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hcarselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without comfort« and hopes. Л\*е see in needle-works and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively... | |
 | Religion - 1849
...harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon." For more reasons than Lord Bacon could give, adversity is better for the soul than prosperity, for... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850
...airs as carols : and the pencil of the Holy Gho*i hath laboured more in describing the afflictions ol Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is...not without many fears and distastes; and adversity in not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing to bar;... | |
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