 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
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 pages
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Salomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and Adversity is not without comforts... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than tha felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 pages
...Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to l iavid's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-likc airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in desrribing the afflictions of Job than the felicitiesi of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears... | |
 | T. B. S. - Religious literature, English - 1866 - 312 pages
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you will hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost,...afflictions of Job, than the felicities of Solomon." MANY flowers open to the sun, but only one follows him constantly. Heart, be thou the sunflower, not... | |
 | Enaeas Sweetland Dallas - 1866 - 362 pages
...saying in one of his finest essays—" If you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more s«lf-forget- r f . in describing the afflictions of Job than the CHAPTER felicities of Solomon ?"... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - Poetry - 1867 - 780 pages
...favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon." CANTO VII. I. " Hosanna, holy God of Sabaoth, illuminating with thy brightness the happy fires of these... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...[7] Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than kind in this Essay may be sought and pointed out. One advantage of this form of sentence, besides affording... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - Poetry - 1867 - 782 pages
...David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hnth laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Sulomon." CANTO VII. I. " Hosanna, holy God of Sabaoth, illuminating with thy brightness the • happy... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1867 - 472 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 felicities of Solomon." CANTO VII. I. " Hosanna, holy God of Sabaoth, illuminating with thy brightness the happy fires of these... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1867 - 474 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 felicities of Solomon." CANTO VII. i. "Hosanna, holy God of Sabaoth, illuminating with thy brightness the happy fires of these... | |
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