 | Robert Adam - 1823 - 530 pages
...of a Deity. Indeed, as Lord Bacon has well remarked, in his Essays, " a little philosophy incl'meth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth...minds about to religion ; for, while the mind of man looketU upon second causes scattered, it may rest in them and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate, and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate, and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true that a little philosophy inclines man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion ; for while the miud of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1825 - 398 pages
...I,' at least, subscribe to the apothegm of Baconi — *'A little philosophy inclineth a man's inind to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion: For while the mind df.man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but... | |
 | 1826 - 492 pages
...meant " a little philosophy." — " It is true thataliltkphilosophy inclineth man's mind to atheistn, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no further; but when it beholdeth the chain of them linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 654 pages
...fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. It is true that a little philosophy inclineth man's...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no further ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | 1832 - 698 pages
...which he has expressed xvithout hesitancy or quali6cation, " that a little philosophy inclined) a man to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's...religion ; for while the mind of man looketh upon second •Hume. causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no further ; but when it beholdeth... | |
 | 1849 - 1188 pages
...of Bacon be more properly apptied than to this very case r — " A little philosophy inclineth a man to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no furth.gr ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | John Evans - 1832 - 278 pages
...the remedy for insanity. Lord Bacon, in his Essays, remarks, that " A little phii losophy inclineth a man's mind to Atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth...of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may rest in them and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederated and linked together,... | |
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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, but,... 
