 | 1844 - 276 páginas
...little philosophy," says Lord Bacon, " inclineth men's minds to atheism, but a depth in it brings them about to religion ; for while the mind of man looketh...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no further ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | Hosea Ballou, George Homer Emerson, Thomas Baldwin Thayer, Richard Eddy - 1847 - 444 páginas
...than that of any other science, affords a > striking verification of the truth of Lord Bacon's remark, that " a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." As yet, however, it must have been perceived, the cosmogony of Moseb, properly so called, has not engaged... | |
 | John Hayward - 1845 - 458 páginas
...nothing without a clear demonstration of it." Lord Bacon remarks, that " A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to Atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth...of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may rest in them, and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederated and linked together,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 páginas
...And therefore God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true that a little philosophy inclineth man's...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no further ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | William Lee - 1846 - 106 páginas
...minds to atheism, but depths of philosophy bring them back again to religion," adds in explanation, " for while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may rest in them and go no further, but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederated and linked together,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 páginas
...And therefore God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, hecause his ordinary works convince it. It is true that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, hut depth in philosophy hringeth men's minds ahout to religion. For while the mind of man looketh upon... | |
 | Robert Mushet - 1847 - 524 páginas
...restores us to the light of day. 12. The saying of Bacon is familiar to all : " A little knowledge inclineth man's mind to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." The same idea is elegantly conveyed in a verse of Pope's admirable Essay on Criticism : " A. little... | |
 | 1847 - 598 páginas
...God never wrought a miracle to convince Atheism, because his ordinary works convince it ; — it IB true that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to Atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringetli men's minds about to religion : for while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered,... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1871 - 598 páginas
...constrained to exclaim with the Psalmist, " 0 Lord, how'wonderful are thy works !" Lord Bacon says, " A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism,...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, n must needs fly... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1866 - 308 páginas
...that alittle philosophy inclineth men's minds to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth them back to religion ; for while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest on them, and go no further ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together,... | |
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It is true that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. For, while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no further, but,... 
