 ... but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate, and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity : nay, even that school which is most accused of atheism doth most demonstrate religion : that is, the school of Leucippus, and Democritus,...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 50by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 pages
...it is a thoufand times more credible, that four Mutable Elements, and one Immutable Fifth Eflence, duly and Eternally placed, need no God ; than that an Army, of Infinite fmall Portions, or Seeds unplaced, fhould have produced this Order, and Beauty, without a Divine Marfhal.... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...of atheism, doth most demonstrate religion ; that is, the school of Leucippus, and Democritus, and Epicurus. For it is a thousand times more credible,...God: it is not said, The fool hath thought in his hearth so as he rather saith it by rote to himself, as that he would have, than that he can thoroughly... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 450 pages
...of atheism, doth most demonstrate religion ; that is, the school of Leucippus, and Democritus, and Epicurus ; for it is a thousand times more credible,...this order and beauty, without a divine marshal." — Bacon's Etsayi. [See- also fie Aug. Sclent. LI] In consequence, however, of the vague and commonplace... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...demonstrate religion ; that is, the school of Leticippus, and Democritus, and Epicurus. For it is n thousand times more credible, that four mutable elements,...portions, or seeds unplaced, should have produced (his order and beauty without a divine marshal. The Scripture saith, " The fool hath said in his heart,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pages
...atheism, doth most demonstrate religion : that is, the school of Leucippiis,4 and Democritus,6 and Epicurus ; for it is a thousand times more credible...that four mutable elements, and one immutable fifth essence,6 duly and eternally placed, need no 1 He probably alludes to the legends or miraculous stories... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...incredulity,' while believing anything so strange and absurd as that ' an army of infinitely small portions of seeds unplaced, should have produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal.' In that phenomenon in language, that both in the Greek and Latin, nouns of the neuter gender, denoting... | |
 | Kuno Fischer - 1857 - 544 pages
...accused of atheism doth most demonstrate religion ; that is the school of Lcucippus, and Democritus, and Epicurus ; for it is a thousand times more credible that four mutable elements and one immutable * "Fiir die zweckmassigen Wirkungen die zweckthatigen Krafte."— JO fifth essence, duly and eternally... | |
 | Ernst Kuno B. Fischer - 1857 - 540 pages
...accused of atheism doth most demonstrate religion ; that is the school of Leucippus, and Democritus, and Epicurus ; for it is a thousand times more credible that four mutable elements and one immutable * "Fur die zweckmiissigen Wirkungen die zwcckthatigen Krifte."— JO NATURAL THEOLOGY. 305 fifth essence,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...For it is a thoufand times more credible, that four Mutable Elements and one Immutable Fifth Eflence, duly and Eternally placed, need no God, than that an Army of Infinite fmall Portions, or Seeds unplaced, mould have produced this Order and Beauty without a Divine Marfhal.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...incredulity/ while believing anything so strange and absurd as that ' an army of infinitely small portions of seeds unplaced, should have produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal.' In that phenomenon in language, that both in the Greek and Latin, nouns of the neuter gender, denoting... | |
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