 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher) - 1825 - 1068 pages
...better than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 It is better to go 2 0 2 0 for that is the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Conversion - 1825 - 426 pages
...therefore Solomon saith of such laughter, " It is mad; and of mirth, what doth it?" " 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. Sorrow is better than laughter;... | |
 | 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 of feasting : for that is the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart. A. c. 060 4 The heart of... | |
 | 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 feasting : for that is the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to heart." " The heart of the wise is... | |
 | Bible - 1828 - 108 pages
...righteousness, still To await the award of JEHOVAH'S high will. 72 THE FEAST AND THE FUNERAL. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting. For by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. — Eccl. vii. 2, 3. I VISITED the... | |
 | William Dodd - 1828 - 522 pages
...tears, shall reap in joy: he thatgoeth forth and weepeth, &c.— Ps. cxxvi. 5, 6. 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. Sorrow is better than laughter... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1828 - 714 pages
...better than precious ointment ; and the day of death, than the day of one's birth. 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. I am the resurrection and... | |
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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. 
