 ... the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it, 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.  Progressive Readings in Prose - Page 71edited by - 1923 - 376 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in, and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in, and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of... | |
 | 1825 - 594 pages
...less the work of an instant — is not a less perfect representation of the glory and goodness of God. "Truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth, that...presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature.. The first creature of God in the works of the... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 pages
...the shadow of a, lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie, that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 412 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie, that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 402 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie, thatsinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 494 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie, that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie, that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, y»t truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making... | |
 | Andrew Carmichael - 1833 - 122 pages
...of all the smaller sort of objections.1 LORD BACON. 'The inquiry of truth, which is the lavc-making or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is...the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which ia the enjoying of it — are the sovereign good of human nature. * Certainly it is heaven upon earth,... | |
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