 For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 49by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1861 - 862 pages
...agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter,...God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is 1 In the translation... | |
 | John Rutherfurd Russell - 1861 - 546 pages
...to speculation as a guide, he became weak as other men. " For," again to use the words of Bacon, " the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the 1 Of the Proficience and Advance- 1833. T. 171 ment of Learning. By Francis, Lord '•' Adams' Hippoc.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 464 pages
...agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter,...God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1864 - 406 pages
...his Sabhath work ever since is the illumination of his spirit;" or (Advance, of Learning, B. £.), " The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which...God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby ;" or as it is written in our authorized version of the Scriptures (1 Tim. iv. 4), " Every... | |
 | Jonathan Eastwood - 1866 - 586 pages
...Creatures.' And Bacon says (Adv. of Learning, 1. 4 § 4) ; The wit and minde of man, if it work vpon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuffe, and is limited thereby. Credence, sb. This word, which was formerly in as common use as 'credit,'... | |
 | Jonathan Eastwood - 1866 - 588 pages
...Creatures' And Bacon says (Adv. of Learning, i. 4 § 4) ; The wit and minde of man, if it work vpon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuffe, and is limited thereby. Credence, sb. This word, which was formerly in as common use as 'credit,'... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...agitation of wit spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter,...God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 pages
...last was the light of reason, and his Sabbath work, ever since, is the illumination of his spirit. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter,...God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby. — Adv. of Learning ', Bk. I. Works, III. 285. ESSAY VIII. p. 85, 1. 3. " Certainly," etc.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 pages
...last was the light of reason, and his Sabbath work, ever since, is the illumination of his spirit. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter,...God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby. — Adv. of Learning, Bk. I. Works, III. •285. ESSAY p. 85, 1. 3. " Certainly," etc. : Lat.... | |
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