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" But farther, it is an assured truth and a conclusion of experience, that a little or superficial knowledge of philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion... "
Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 46
by George Lillie Craik - 1846
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Lord Bacon's Essays, Or Counsels Moral and Civil: Translated from the Latin ...

Francis Bacon - 1720 - 576 pages
...otherwife believed, 'twould be mere Impofture, as it were, in favour to God ^ and nothing elfe, but to offer to the Author of .Truth, the unclean Sacrifice of a Lye. BUT further, it is an aflured Truth, and warranted by Experience, that a fmall, or fuperficial...
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The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev ..., Volume 8

William Jones - 1801 - 456 pages
...lieved, it is mere imposture, as it were in " favour " favour towards God ; and nothing else " but to offer to the author of truth, the " unclean sacrifice of a lie*." It is observed by the same author, with that brightness of expression so familiar to him upon all occasions,...
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The Adviser: Or, The Moral and Literary Tribunal ...

John Bristed - 1803 - 326 pages
...enlarge the capability of goodness, and lead the inquirer " Thro' all Nature up to Nature's GOD." " For it is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience,...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion ; for, in the entrance...
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Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...edit. 1752. rous pages equally well written occur, will, I hav6 no doubt, confirm the assertion : " It is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience,...superficial knowledge of philosophy may incline the minde of man to atheisme ; but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the minde backe againe to religion...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...-written occur, will, I have no doubt, confirm the assertion : " It is an assured truth, and a concfesiow of experience, that a little or superficial knowledge of philosophy may incline the Jftinde of man to* atheisme ; but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the minde backe againe to...
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Mr. Baldwin's legacy to his daughter, or The divinity of truth

George Baldwin - 1811 - 408 pages
...himself observed, Bncon, of (lie Advancement of Learning, book ip 6. " But it is an assured " trulh, und a conclusion of experience, that a little or superficial knowledge " of philosophy my incline the minde of roan to Atheisme, but a further pro" ceeding therein doth bringe the minde...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...it otherwise believed, it is mere imposture, as it were in favour towards God ; and nothing else but to offer to the author of truth the unclean sacrifice...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion ; for in the entrance of...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...it otherwise believed, it is mere imposture, as it were in favour towards God ; and nothing else but to offer to the author of truth the unclean sacrifice...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the miad back again to religion. For in the entrance of...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...it otherwise believed, it is mere imposture, as it were in favour towards God ; and nothing else but to offer to the Author of truth the unclean sacrifice...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion ; for in the entrance of...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...be the saying of fools, than this, ' There " u no God.' " In the Advancement of Learning, he say?, "It " is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience,...philosophy " may incline the mind of man to atheism, but " a further proceeding therein doth bring the " mind back again to religion ; for in the entrance...
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