 | 1802 - 440 էջ
...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 - 1808 - 626 էջ
...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... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 632 էջ
...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... | |
 | 1828 - 590 էջ
...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... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1809 - 332 էջ
...; 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... | |
 | 1809 - 454 էջ
...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... | |
 | Edward Reynolds - 1811 - 434 էջ
...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... | |
 | John Ovington - 1813 - 168 էջ
...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... | |
 | John Gamble - 1813 - 422 էջ
...consented without reluctance to jpend the day with them ; for truly it is said, ** 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. A neighbouring clergyman was... | |
 | J S. Pipe - 1813 - 646 էջ
...being alarmed at our own. The opinion of the wise man is worthy of our regard : " 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 ;" and no one appears to have had more... | |
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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. 
