 | Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 572 pàgines
...Amen. SERMON XL ADVANTAGES OF THE HOUSE OF MOURNING. j- • . : ECCLESIASTES VII. 2. It is tetter to go to the House of Mourning, than to go to the House of Feasting. J\ OTHING seems more contradictory to the general sentiments of mankind, than this declaration of the... | |
 | Samuel Cole, Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Maryland - 1817 - 462 pàgines
...— Eccleslastes xii. 1 — 7. Or this Selection. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting. For that is the end of all men, which i« there signified, and the living must lay it to hcarl. All flesh shall wax old as a garment)... | |
 | Anna Maria Porter - 1817 - 368 pàgines
...yes. We are told that " it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting ; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better :'* and if we do not abandon ourselves to that continued indulgence of sorrow, which incapacitates... | |
 | 1834 - 1046 pàgines
...touched, believe me, 'tis not with romance — it is with the sorrows of actual life. " It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feastiug ; for that is the end of all men — aud the living will lay it to his heart."] Nov. 9th to... | |
 | 1819 - 948 pàgines
...than precious ointment : and the day of death than the day of one s birth. 2 If ft is better to go brought K ܀ 0 a q Ԁ 0 "_ 1819 •• . the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 526 pàgines
...the Benefits to be derived from the House of Mourning. ECCLESIASTES, vii. 2, 3, 4. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house...countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the '-j:ise is in the house of mourning ,- but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. - J* a g e... | |
 | Alexander Cruden - 1830 - 888 pàgines
...l.itt.u. 3. an untimely birth is b. than he 7. 1. a good name is 4. than precious ointment 3. sorrow u 4. than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made b. 8. the patiect in spirit it 4. than the proud in spirit y. 4. a living dog is b. than a dead lion... | |
 | James Clarke Franks - 1821 - 570 pàgines
...says the wisest of men ? " The day of death is better than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house...the end of all men, and the living will lay it to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.... | |
 | 1821 - 740 pàgines
...self-denial ; and that " it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting" — " for by the sadness of the countenance, the heart is made better." I would only add, that her prayers were answered : for as soon as the circumstances were known, her... | |
 | W. F. LLOYD - 1822 - 178 pàgines
...thy statutes. (119 P. 67. 7l.) 8. .Are sorrow and sympathy truly beneficial? .. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house...sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. (7 EC. 2, 3.) 9. Is spiritual joy often possessed by the pious amidst worldly disappointments? Although... | |
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It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting : for that is the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart. 
