 | 1802 - 440 pages
...most solemn ever witnessed by America, listen to ^hc. voice of eternal truth — " It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting ;"— for none of us " liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself." * ., ; : . BUT there are some men, illuminated... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 632 pages
...for his sin, and a lowly submission to the hand that inflicu it. And why should it be better, to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting? For t/tis is the cud i>f at! men, and the living shall lay it to his heart. The house ot mounting hath... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 626 pages
...for bis sin, and a lowly submission to the hand that inflicts it. And why should it be better, to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting? For this is the end of all men,®* i&e living shall lay it to his heart. The house of mourning Ьаш here... | |
 | 1809 - 454 pages
...the world cannot give. This convinced me that the wordsot the prophet are true, " it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting for that is the end of all rrrt. and the living will lay it to btt heart." A Dying Youth, A young person on the... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1809 - 332 pages
...; merciful Redeemer, how edifying to this soul is this generous sensibility ! " 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. Sor" row is better than laughter : for by... | |
 | 1828 - 590 pages
...house of her God : andl understood the truth of the wise man's ohservation, that it is hetter to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting ; for the heart is filtered in sorrow, and a death-hed gives us the truest estimate of earthly good. I felt... | |
 | Edward Reynolds - 1811 - 434 pages
...all his sorrows, Rom. vii. 84 ; Rev. xiv. 13 ; 2 Cor. v. 6, 7, 8 ; Phil. i. 23. 2. 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 \\v» ing will lay it to his heart. " It is better to go to the house... | |
 | John Ovington - 1813 - 168 pages
...form any conception of, but those who have experienced them. But the wisdom of inspiration informs us, that, " 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 his heart : and that sorrow is better than laughter,... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...that I might learn thy statutes." The wise and judicious SoI.OMON gives it as his decided opinion, that " it is better to go to the house, of mourning than to the house of feasting;" — that " by the sadness of the countenance the heart « made better ;" and " that the heart of the... | |
 | J S. Pipe - 1813 - 646 pages
...die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his." Hence the Holy Spirit informs us that " it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of mirth : for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to heart." How affecting, and what... | |
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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 his heart. 
