| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1860 - 512 pages
...show the extent of the . . change : " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testa- *• ° r• ment; adversity is 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 you shall hear... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...fortitude, which in morals Is the more herolcnl virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testami-nt, Adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the rlearei revelation of God's favor. Yet even In the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you... | |
| Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - English essays - 1861 - 630 pages
...that saileth in the frail bark of the flesh through the waves of the world.* But to speak in a mean,7 the virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's 1 Sen. Ad LucU. 66. ' Sen. Ad Lucil. 53. ' Poesy. Poetry— ' Musick and Poesy To quicken you.' —... | |
| Artemas Bowers Muzzey - Christian literature - 1861 - 390 pages
...persecute you for my sake, rejoice and be exceeding glad." So clear is it, as one well says, that, " though prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New." The Jew regarded temporal losses as tokens of the displeasure of God ; and not a few Christians commit... | |
| Great Britain. Scottish Education Dept - 1896 - 642 pages
...at least four (AND NOT MOKE THAN six) of the remaining questions. SECTION I. 1. Translate:— (a) " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...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... | |
| Literature - 1909 - 378 pages
...pitcher; lively describing Christian resolution, that saileth in the frail bark of the flesh through the waves of the world. But to speak in a mean.1 The...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... | |
| Sean P. Kealy - Reference - 1987 - 262 pages
...prescriptions for happiness, than in any other sayings. The provocative statement of Francis Bacon that, while prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament adversity is the blessing of the New, is a convenient summary of the newness of Jesus' approach and his radical demands. In his classical... | |
| Robert Andrews - Reference - 1989 - 414 pages
...is the denomination of the New. Benjamin Whichcote (1609-1683) Provost of King's College, Cambridge Prosperity is the Blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New. Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, essayist It gives me a deep, comforting sense that "things... | |
| Herbert Lockyer - Religion - 1990 - 356 pages
..."He had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not." Luke 7:13 Bacon writing on adversity says, "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;...the New, which carrieth the greater benediction." But both sections of Scripture reveal a mixture of prosperity and adversity, with promises attached... | |
| Robert Andrews - Reference - 1993 - 1214 pages
...BACON (1561- 1 626), English philosopher, essayist. statesman. Essays, "Of Adversity" 11597-1625). 2 iter. Perseus in the Wind, ch. 17(1948). 3 FRANCIS BACON (1S6I -1626). English philosopher, essayist, statesman. Essays. 'Of Adversity" {1 597-1... | |
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