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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. "
Tremaine ; Or, The Man of Refinement - Page 256
by Robert Plumer Ward - 1836
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The essays, or Counsels, civil & moral, with a table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...true, that a little Philofophy inclineth Mans mind to Atheifmjbut depth in Philofophy bringeth Mens minds about to Religion. For while the mind of Man looketh upon fecond Caufes fcattered, it mayfometimes reft in them, and go no further: but when itbeholdeth the...
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A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings: Addressed to the Disciples of ...

David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...conduct. What Lord BACON* saith of Atheism is equally true of Deism : " A " little philosophy inclineth man's mind to Atheism, but " depth in philosophy, bringeth men's minds about to " Religion." Our great moral Poet ', too, will teach us the same lesson : " A lirle learning is a dangerous thing...
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A sketch of the denominations of the Christian world

John Evans - Religions - 1807 - 344 pages
...death; confinement is the best remedy for insanity. Lord Bacon, in his Essays, justly remarks, that "A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to Atheism,...men's minds about to religion ; for while the mind of maa looketh upon second causes scattered, it may rest in them and go no farther : but when it beholdeth...
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A sketch of the denominations of the Christian world

John Evans - 1808 - 342 pages
...death ; confinement is the best remedy for insanity. Lord Bacon, in his Essays, justly remarks, that ''A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to Atheism,...of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may rest in them and go no farther: but when it hcholdeth the chain of them confederated and linked together,...
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Guy's Pocket Cyclopaedia: Or Miscellany of Useful Knowledge, from the Best ...

Joseph Guy - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1810 - 548 pages
...without God in the world. Lord Bacon, in his essays, justly remarks, " That a little philosophy inclineth 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 further. But when it beholdeth the chain of them confederated and linked together,...
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The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...allusions to them, and citations from them. His noted axiom was, " That a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to Atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion ;" and he placed theology at the head of all learning, at the highest perfection and attainment of...
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A sketch of the denominations of the Christian world

John Evans - 1814 - 536 pages
...-remarks, that "A little philosophy inclineth a nan's mind to ATHEISM, but dep;h in philosophy bringelh men's minds about to religion ; for while the mind of man looketh up n second causes scattered, it may rest in them and go no farther:, but whea it beholdeth the chain...
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Principles of Christian Evidence Illustrated: By an Examination of Arguments ...

Duncan Mearns - Apologetics - 1818 - 212 pages
...be operated by efficient causes, should owe its origin to the writer of the following passages — ' While the mind of man looketh ' upon second causes scattered, it may some' times rest in them and go no farther. ' But when it beholdeth the chain of them ' confederate...
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The British Prose Writers, Volume 1

British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's miird to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's...religion; for while the mind of man looketh upon second canses scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 2

Dugald Stewart - Psychology - 1821 - 348 pages
...incli* netn man's mind 1C atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to reJijinn; for while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it nny sometimes rest in them and go no farther; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and...
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