...Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. , 20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather,...as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. 21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him...

...been pleaded by those who sought an excuse for disobedience to ecclesiastical rule. Solomon has said, "As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather,...as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart." And thus the wise man may be considered as having delivered his testimony against...

...and strains them to break forth into praises. To an inheritance incorruptible.'] As he that takelh Bishop's Adilrcsi after the business was over, October 1665. After thai singeth songs to a heavy heart, Prov. xxv. 20. Worldly mirth is so far from curing spiritual grief,...

...him. What would instrumental music be to such an one ? If " he that singeth songs to a heavy heart be as he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, (Prov. xxv. 20,) what must he be who comes to such an one with things without life, giving sound ?...

...vanity." Equally unsuccessful is the pursuit of mental tranquillity in scenes of frivolity and mirth. "As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather,...as vinegar upon nitre ; so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart." When Darius felt conscious of his criminality in exposing Daniel to the lions, he...

...that * Rev. AP Peabody, whose tract upon "Conversation" I would earnestly recommend to the reader. taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre ; so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart." The language of merriment is out of place upon any occasion of solemnity ; so too...

...consideration awakes them, and constrains them to break forth into praises. To an inheritance incorruptible.] As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather,...as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.9 Worldly mirth is so far from curing spiritual grief, that even worldly grief, where...

...imperfect, can not lose all traces of moral notions. As a man Inyeth himself down, so shall he be raised up. As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, se is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from...

...much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me," ii. 22. In the book of Proverbs it is stated : " As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather,...as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart," xxv. 20. The simile alludes either to the disagreeable odour arising from natron...

...Confidence in an unfaithful man m time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. 20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singclh songs to an heavy heart. 21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty,...