 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...businesses or under adversity, when the sun of pros* Bacon, in his Essay on Adversity, says,—The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of...in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity u the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the Mew, which carrieth the greater... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 512 pages
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change : ' Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall hear... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 516 pages
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change : ' Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrielt) the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament,... | |
 | Cazneau Palfrey - Liberalism (Religion) - 1839 - 448 pages
...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...you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1843 - 520 pages
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1G25, will show the extent of the change : " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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 you shall hear... | |
 | 1864 - 704 pages
...happiness of human kind. — Edward Irving. THE BLESSING OP ADVERSITY. PROSPERITY is the blessing of the CM Testament ; adversity is the blessing of the New,...which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer révélation of God's favour. Yet, even ia the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall... | |
 | Basil Montagu, Hannah Mary Rathbone - English literature - 1845 - 396 pages
...virtues, and to •Vol. Hi., 104. t See ante, p. 26. J Bacon, in his Essay on Adversity, says, — The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue...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... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 302 pages
...that saileth in the frail bark of the flesh through the waves of the world. But to speak in a mean. The virtue of Prosperity is Temperance; the virtue...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... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...that saileth in the frail bark of the flesh through the waves of the world. But to speak in a mean. The virtue of Prosperity is Temperance; the virtue...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 - English literature - 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... | |
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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. 
