 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.  Inspiration - Page 208by William Sanday - 1893 - 464 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - Dogma - 1825 - 794 pages
...ii. 2. / said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth if? vii. 2 — 4. 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. Isai. xxii. 12, &c. in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping and to mourning and behold... | |
 | John Milton - Theology, Doctrinal - 1825 - 472 pages
...' I said of laughter, It is mad ; and of mirth, What doeth it ?' vii. 2 — 4. ' 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.' Isai. xxii. 12, &c. 'in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping and to mourning.. ..and... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1825 - 660 pages
...should make you think gluttony and luxury madness. " It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting : for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to heart*." David saith of the wicked," Let me not eat of their dainties ;" but, " let the righteous smite... | |
 | Theology - 1825 - 664 pages
...8vo. Pp. 24. Is. Smart. • ECCLES.' vii. 2. " It is better to go into the house of mourning than into the house of feasting, for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to heart." It has been said that the best of all sermons is a funeral itself; and it is so, because sight... | |
 | Thomas Secker - Sermons, English - 1825 - 546 pages
...those who are deceased, and to such as they have left behind them. I. With respect to himself. Death is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart *. It is because we do not lay it to our hearts, that we most of us go on just as if we imagined there... | |
 | 1825 - 556 pages
...afflicting ; for in the day of adversity men are often led to consider ; then is it " better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting " — then ought we, on the present occasion, to call upon the Almighty and say, " So teach us to number... | |
 | George Townsend - 1826 - 1056 pages
...precious ointment; and^S;?."-30the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 f It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house...all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart. A. c. 060 4 The heart of the wise w in the house of mourning ; but to075' the heart of fools is in... | |
 | Henry Belfrage - Older people - 1827 - 710 pages
...would be useful as a preservative from the vanity to which youth is so prone. " It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of...the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to heart." " The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning : but the heart of fools is in the house... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Sermons, English - 1827 - 376 pages
...greatest part of men pass their whole life in. Upon this account Solomon says, that it is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting ; ie it is more to a man's advantage to turn his eyes towards objects of distress, to recall sometimes... | |
 | 1827 - 1446 pages
...better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one s birth. 1 Ч It ii better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting : lor VII. mortification, patitnce, iff. that it the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to... | |
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