 | Edward William Clarke - 1835 - 288 pagina’s
...us as the sacred Scripture of God's truth, let us bear in mind all that we * Luke xviii. 17. -j- " It is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience,...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion ; for in the entrance of philosophy,... | |
 | 1836 - 544 pagina’s
...support him in the regions of day. The often repeated words of the sage of Verulam are here applicable: " It is an assured truth and a conclusion of experience that a little or superficial knowledge may incline the mind to atheism, but a further proceeding therein does bring the mind back again to... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 400 pagina’s
...his pleasure." Such are the meditations of intelligence. So true is the admonition of Lord Bacon, " It is an assured truth and a conclusion of experience,...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion ; for in the entrance of philosophy,... | |
 | 1838 - 534 pagina’s
...of humility, and is ever pious. Hence therefore Bacon said in his youth, and repeated in his age, " it is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience,...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion ; for in the entrance of philosophy,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pagina’s
...; and nothing else but to offer to the Author of truth the unclean sacrifice of a lie. But farther, it is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience,...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion ; for in the entrance of philosophy,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 pagina’s
...: and nothing else but to offer to the Author of truth the unclean sacrifice of a lie. But farther, it is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience,...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion ; for in the entrance of philosophy,... | |
 | 1844 - 582 pagina’s
...WITH NATURAL SCIENCE. " IT is an assured truth, and aeonelusion of experience," says Lord Bacon, " that a little or superficial knowledge of philosophy, may incline the mind of man to Atheism, but a farther proceeding therein, doth bring back the mind again to religion. For in the entrance, of philosophy,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pagina’s
...; and nothing else but to offer to the Author of truth the unclean sacrifice of a lie. But farther, it is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience,...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein lloth bring the mind back again to religion: fur in the entrance of philosophy,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 612 pagina’s
...alludes, is in the "Advancement of Learning," where he says, 1 1658, in the Opuscula. 1 Rsconiani, 7S. "It is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience,...philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion, for in the entrance of philosophy,... | |
 | Stephen Collins - 1842 - 318 pagina’s
...scholar of the age — will be to discover, in the Bible, the simple and pure Christianity. Bacon said that a little, or superficial knowledge of philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism; but, when properly understood, as a man passes on, and sees the dependence of causes and the works of Providence,... | |
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But farther, it is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience, that a little or superficial knowledge of philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a farther proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion ; for in the... 
