 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 ;...  The Essays of Francis Bacon - Page 51by Francis Bacon - 1908 - 227 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1852 - 448 pages
...causes :cattered, it may sometimes rest on them and ;o no further; but when it beholdeth the :hain of them, confederate and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity." GENEROUS NEWSPAPERS. — Four of the Albany newspapers were competitors for the ublication of the legal... | |
 | David Thomas - 458 pages
...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 farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...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...demonstrate religion ; that is, the school of Leucippus, and Democritus, and Epicurus. For it is a thousand times more credible, that four mutable elements... | |
 | William Spalding - 1853 - 446 pages
...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 farther ; but, when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate and linked together, it must needs... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 450 pages
...mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate...demonstrate religion ; that is, the school of Leucippus, and Democritus, and Epicurus ; for it is a thousand times more credible, that four mutable elements... | |
 | John Locke - 1854 - 560 pages
...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...together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity." (Bonn's edition, p. 46.) in their understandings? I say not so, but this I think I may say, that it... | |
 | Popular educator - 1852 - 1272 pages
...and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. While the mind of man looketh at second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in...together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity." Here, again, is the combined force of goodness and greatness. While he was great in philosophy, he... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1855 - 428 pages
...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 farther ; 1 " It is incredible what a host of pro- 2 Page 680, first edition, [and Birch's, jndices... | |
 | William Spalding - 1854 - 446 pages
...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 farther ; but, when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate and linked together, it must needs... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion : for while the mind of man looketh creatures generate at certain seasons ; and that is farther; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
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