 | Philo-Delphus (pseud.) - 1719 - 332 pages
...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 God, Bowels of Mercy,... | |
 | Desiderius Erasmus - Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern) - 1725 - 620 pages
...Then indeed is the Stabledoor Jbttt ivben the Steed is flolen ; and the old Saying is a true one, fhe end of Mirth is Heaviness, and there is no delight...Heart doth good like a Medicine, but a broken Spirit drietb (be Bones. And again, All the days of the Afflifted are evil, ie afflicted and wretched. A contented... | |
 | James Burdwood - 1804 - 142 pages
...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. No surely, for there... | |
 | Thomas Vincent - Prayer - 1810 - 326 pages
...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 ? A. The sixth... | |
 | Thomas Boston - Theology, Doctrinal - 1812 - 560 pages
...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 life of our neighbours.... | |
 | John Arrowsmith - Puritans - 1822 - 410 pages
...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 the chariots... | |
 | Henry Phillips - Emblems - 1825 - 414 pages
...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 the strokes of adversity.... | |
 | James Hervey - Devotional literature - 1825 - 456 pages
...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 beneficial than all... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1825 - 660 pages
...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... | |
 | John Worthington - 1826 - 206 pages
...and tranquillity of spirit ; which hath a proper efficacy to the preservation of health. " A cheerful heart doth good like a medicine ; but a broken spirit drieth the bones."e (5.) As it engageth to honest labour, in opposition to a soft and delicate life. Exercise... | |
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A merry heart doth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 
