| Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pages
...the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The...the works of the days, was the light of the sense ; 8 the last was the light of reason ; * and his 1 Perhaps he was thinking of St. Augustine. — See... | |
| 1857 - 444 pages
...prejudice, and the mists of education, tradition and conceit. Finely observes an eminent philosopher : " The first creature of God, in the works of the days,...work, ever since, is the illumination of his spirit." His loftiest labor is to illumine human souls with the inspirations of kis truth ; and tis they who... | |
| 1857 - 996 pages
...knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; arid the belief of truth, which is the enjoyment of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The...of GOD, in the works of the days, was the light of sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and His Sabbath work ever since is the illumination of His... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...is probably to S. Jerome, in Epiflol. who lays, " Daemonem cibus eft carmina Poetarum," &c The firft Creature of God, In the Works of the Days, was the Light of the Senfe ; the laft was the Light of Reafon ; and his Sabbath Work, ever fmce, is the Illumination of... | |
| Mary Anne Galton Schimmelpenninck - 1858 - 576 pages
...ready ; and though it tired me in body, it was delightful to me." CHAP. IV. 1805. " The first creation of God in the works of the days was the light of the...His Sabbath work ever since is the illumination of the Spirit." — BACON. " My endeavours Hare ever come too short of my desires." SHAKESPEARE. AMONGST... | |
| Mary Anne Galton Schimmelpenninck - 1858 - 380 pages
...ready ; and though it tired me in body, it was delightful to me." CHAP. IV. l805. " The first creation of God in the works of the days was the light of the sense, the last was the light of reason, and His Sahhath work ever since is the illumination of the Spirit." — BACON. " My endeavours Have ever come... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 176 pages
...the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The...light of the sense ; the last was the light of reason ; und his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the... | |
| Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck - 1859 - 586 pages
...ready ; and though it tired me in body, it was delightful to me." CHAP. IV. 1805. " The first creation of God in the works of the days was the light of the...His Sabbath work ever since is the illumination of the Spirit." — BACON. " My endeavours Have ever come too short of my desires." SHAKESPEARE. AMONGST... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The...days, was the light of the sense : the last was the lightof reason ; and his Sabbath work ever since, is the illumination of his Spirit. First, he breathed... | |
| Sunbeams - 1861 - 368 pages
...sovereign good of human nature. The first creation of God in the work of the six days was the light of sense — the last was the light of reason — and...Spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face of matter or chaos, then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breathes and inspires light... | |
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