...that sinketh in, and eettleth in it, that doth the hurt. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which...of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The poet saith, yet excellently well : ' It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost...

...at length, an intellectual and moral wreck. Most justly, as well as beautifully, has Bacon said, " truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that...of it, — is the sovereign good of human nature." Guided by his own unassisted reflective reason, man does unquestionably attain to great results, both...

...at length, an intellectual and moral wreck. Most justly, as well as beautifully, has Bacon said, " truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that...of it, — is the sovereign good of human nature." Guided by his own unassisted reflective reason, man does unquestionably attain to great results, both...

...a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth. Ткитн. — The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or...enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. — Bacon. FACTS. ME. HOWITT tella us that at an eminent literary man's house the other evening, he...

...we spake of before. But howsoever4 these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affectious, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth...days, was the light of the sense, the last was the light of reason, and his Sabbath work, ever since, is the illumination of his spirit. First he breathed...

...in it, that doth the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which...God, in the works of the days, was the light of the 1 Perhaps lie was thinking of St. Augustine. — See Aug. Confess, i. 25, 26. 2 " The wine of evil...

...froth. Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie : A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby. — The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or...the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, — are the sovereign good of human nature. The first creation of God in the work of the six days was...

...engraved on the memory of every reader: " But, howsoever (although) these things arc thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which...of it — is the sovereign good of human nature." In this short Essay of Bacon there are many words which have become obsolete, or have changed their...

...will gire up the work in despair. C. 'EITTH THE SOVEBEIGN GOOD. — The inquiry of truth, which is love-making or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth,...enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. Certainly, it is heaven upon earth to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in Providence, and turn...

...which means we shall cease to desire * Lettres de Descartes, Tome 1., p. 10. f ' Truth, which doth only judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth,...enjoying of it : is the sovereign good of human nature.' — Bacon's Essay on Truth. 284. MORAL MEDITATIONS. them : for three things chiefly disturb our peace...