| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1855 - 588 pages
...and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. While the mind of man looketh at second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in...together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity." The chief specimen which we possess of Bacon's talents as a historian is to be found in his " History... | |
| Albert Barnes - Christianity - 1855 - 384 pages
...impressive apothegm on his lips: "A little philosophy inclineth a man to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion; for while...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
| David Merrill - Congregational churches - 1855 - 314 pages
...little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds back to religion ; — for while the mind of man looketh...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
| David Merrill - Congregational churches - 1855 - 316 pages
...mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate...together, it must needs fly to providence and Deity." While only here and there a link in the chain of evidence is discovered, it may lead to infidelity,... | |
| Albert Barnes - Christianity - 1855 - 384 pages
...mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no farther; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate...together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity."* His belief he has left us in a well-written confession of his faith, embracing the usual articles of... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth Man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion ; for while...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther; but when it beholdeth the cham of them confederate, and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
| Rowland Williams - Buddhism - 1856 - 618 pages
...second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but when it l>eholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity." — Bacon. " Our Morphology ought not to prejudice our Teleology." — Wheicctt. " You have not forgotten... | |
| John Orr (Unitarian minister.) - 1857 - 518 pages
..." a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to Atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds to religion ; for while the mind of man looketh upon...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate, and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
| Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...inclineth Man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion ; j for while the mind of Man looketh upon second causes...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate, and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...it. It is true, that a little Philofophy inclineth Man's Mind to Atheifm ; but depth in Philofophy bringeth Men's Minds about to Religion : for while the Mind of Man looketh upon Second Caufes Scattered, it may fometimes reft in them, and go no further ; but when it beholdeth the Chain... | |
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