...things incompatible. Lord Bacon, fallen from his honours, wrote indeed those exquisite phrases :—' Prosperity is the blessing of the Old ' Testament;...' carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence ' of God's favour. We see in needle-works and em' broideries, it is more pleasing to have...

...chief blessing of the New Testament religion. Lord Bacon somewhere remarks, favouring this idea, that " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favour." It cannot be denied that very many of God's children have been chosen in...

...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change : " 8|/ evidences of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall...

...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...

...And, with an accent tun'd in selfsame key, Returns to chiding fortune.—Troilus and Cressida, i. 3. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...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...

...enemy or unfriendly ally. ' Prosperity,' says &con, 'was the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer Delation of God's favour.' The experience of the Order of St. John affords abundant confirmation of...

...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...

...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...

..."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...

...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...