 | Philo-Delphus (pseud.) - 1719 - 332 sider
...your Hearts, tor the Coming of the Lord draweth nigh. ; -..", 7. Chearfulnefs of Spirit ? jl. Yes. For a merry Heart doth good, like a Medicine; ,but a broken Spirit drieth the Bones. 8. Mtrcy *ncl Charity ? A. Yes. Col', iii. t J. Put pa .therefore, as the Elefk of... | |
 | James Burdwood - 1804 - 142 sider
...for worldly sorrow ; that, too often, not only weakeneth the body, but also causeth heart-trouble. A merry heart doth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the Bones, Prov. xvii. 22. Quest. But is this worldly sorrow lawful and commendable ? Answ.... | |
 | Thomas Vincent - 1810 - 326 sider
...doth much tend to the preservation of our health, and a good temper also in our body. Prov. xvii. 22, A merry heart doth good like a medicine ; but a broken spirit drieth the bones. P2 Q. 7. What doth the sixth commandment require, in reference unto the life of others... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1812 - 560 sider
...for the welfare of our bodies ; whereas inordinate passions are the ruin of them, Prov. xvii. 22. * A merry heart doth good like a medicine : but a broken spirit drieth the bones.' SECONDLY, This command requires, that by. all lawful endeavours we preserve the... | |
 | John Arrowsmith - 1822 - 410 sider
...oftendat. Heins. in locum. t 8 Cor. ii. 7>11. hath a continual feast :" * and the best physic too. " A merry heart doth good like a medicine : but a broken spirit drieth the bones."f And also Our spirits. Uneheerfulness maketh the soul of a man drive heavily $ as... | |
 | James Hervey - 1825 - 456 sider
...the Bible. It may be seen wrote at length, and it well deserves consideration, in Prov. xvii. 22. " A merry heart doth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones." That a satisfied, a serene, and cheerful state of mind, will in this case be more... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1825 - 660 sider
...by feeling.) 2. It is a destroyer of bodily health and life. For " worldly sorrow worketh death r. " A merry heart doth good like a medicine : but a broken spirit drieth.the bones'." 3. It putteth the soul out of relish with its mercies, and so causeth us to undervalue... | |
 | Henry Phillips - 1825 - 414 sider
...o'er the gravel spread." CHEERFULNESS UNDER ADVERSITY. CHINESE CHRYSANTHEMUM. Chrysanthemum Indicum. " A merry heart doth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones." Proverbs xvii. 22. Cheerfulness is the best shield that can be found to lighten... | |
 | Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822) - 1827 - 522 sider
...shall inherit the earth ; and shall delight them selves in the abundance of peace. m Prov. xvii. 22. A merry heart doth good like a medicine ; but a broken Spirit drietli the bones. 7i Prov. xxv. 16, 27. Hast thou found honey ? eat se much as is sufficient for thee,... | |
 | Ferdinando Tracy Travell - 1841 - 338 sider
...proportion of his fortune, runs no small risk of bringing ruin upon himself. The twenty, second verse: A merry heart doth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones. As a salutary medicine diffuses its good effects over the whole body, so a cheerful... | |
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End of Mirth is Heaviness, and There is no Delight equal to a glad Heart. And again, A merry Heart doth good like a Medicine, but a broken Spirit drieth the Bones. 
