| Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...acquisition of knowledge, from want of means, Bacon must have deeply felt His favorite maxim was, " Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour in an endless progress, or proficience in both ; only let them beware, that they apply both to charity... | |
| Samuel Bailey - 1821 - 300 pages
...he ranked amongst the disciples of Bacon, who says, " Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sohriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, that a man can search too far, or he too well studied in the hook of God's word, or in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy... | |
| Bartholomew Prescot - 1822 - 292 pages
..." Let no one," says Bacon, upon a weak conceit, or ill-applied moderation, think, or maintain, that man can search too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's WOKD, or in the Book of God's works, divinity or philosophy: but rather let men awake themselves and... | |
| 950 pages
...Lord Bacon has left us, writing in an age long before the name of geology had been heard of: — " Let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress and proficience in both ; only let men beware that they apply both to charity, and not to swelling... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1827 - 526 pages
...believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit...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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...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... | |
| Samuel Bailey - 1826 - 350 pages
...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,... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 558 pages
...believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit...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... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 528 pages
...believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs he tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit...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... | |
| Thomas Wright (of Borthwick, Scotland.) - 1828 - 464 pages
...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... | |
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