...mind of man to atheism, but a further proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion. Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...illapplied moderation, think or maintain, that a man can earch too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works ; Divinity...

...the allegory of the poets, he will easily believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude...endeavour an endless progress, or proficience in both : only let men beware that they apply both to charity, and not to swelling ; to use, and not to ostentation...

...f." * See Note B. f Such are evidently not to be ranked amongst the disciples of Bacon, who says, " Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...maintain, that a man can search too far, or be too wel' studied in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy ; but,...

...bequeathed to us by Lord Bacon more than a century and a half before geology had received a name. ' Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both : only let men beware that they apply both to charity, and not to swelling ; to use, and not to ostentation...

...the allegory of the poets, he will easily believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude,...book of God's works^ — Divinity or Philosophy." The same sentiment, and almost the same words, may be found in his " Meditation on Atheism," in the...

...allegory of the poets, he will easily believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs he tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude,...the book of God's works — Divinity or Philosophy." The same sentiment, and almost the same words, may be found in his " Meditation on Atheism," in the...

...concluding words of the passage : — " Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an illtimed moderation, think or maintain, that a man can search...be too well studied in the book of God's Word, or the book of God's Works, — divinity or philosophy, — but rather let men endeavour an endless progress...

...nature's chain must be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, on a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation,...but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficiency in both ; only let men beware that they apply both to charity and not to swelling ; to...

...light."t * See Note B. t Such are evidently not to be ranked amongst the disciples of Bacon, who says, "Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both."— Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, book i. *6 If it be objected to this representation,...

...developement of the Divine System contained in the Scriptures. And "let no man (to use the words of Bacon) upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied...well studied in the Book of God's Word, or in the Books of God's Works — Divinity or Philosophy, but rather let men beware that, they apply both to...