 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 hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.  The R.I. Schoolmaster - Page 1501861Full view - About this book
 | 1857 - 770 pages
...him." And again, — •'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 power." Cowper's parallel between the French infidel philosopher and the religious English peasant,... | |
 | William Henry Smith - Catholics - 1857 - 190 pages
...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 will hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more... | |
 | American essays - 1868 - 796 pages
..." Prosperity belongs to the blessings of the Old Testament, adversity to the beatitudes of the New Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you '11 find more lamentable airs than triumphant ones." This is translation with a vengeance ! ' Next... | |
 | John Todhunter - Essays (Irish) - 1920 - 180 pages
...Adversity, where he says : " 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 many hearse-like... | |
 | Classical philology - 1923 - 346 pages
...adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if...David's 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... | |
 | Hendrik Poutsma - English language - 1922 - 252 pages
...practice, sometimes has shall where ordinary English now prefers will. See MURRAY, sv shall, 8, g. Even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols. FRANCIS BACON. (*)• An't please you to go up, sir, you shall find him with two cushions under... | |
 | Church and the world - 1882 - 792 pages
...truth, not to establish any favorite theory, we might ask if the Psalms were not sung; and Bacon says, "If you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols." But this passage shows that modern Ritualists cannot plead primitive practice for their absurd... | |
 | Carlo Formichi - 1924 - 404 pages
...the more heroical virtue. 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 many hearse-like... | |
 | Warner Taylor - American essays - 1923 - 524 pages
...sending an eagle to prey on his liver. Hercules released him. 14 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 many herselike... | |
 | Gertrude Eleanor Hollingworth - Literary style - 1924 - 148 pages
...the more heroical virtue. 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 many hearse-like... | |
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