| 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 - Belief - 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
...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 of sobriety, or an...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 - Law - 1827 - 528 pages
...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 of sobriety, or an...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.) - Lord's Supper - 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... | |
| Edward Bickersteth - Christian education - 1829 - 738 pages
...nature's chain must be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, on a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation,...but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficiency in both ; only let men beware that they apply both to charity and not to swelling ; to... | |
| Edward Bickersteth - Annotations (Provenance) - 1830 - 368 pages
...nature's chain must be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, on a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that a man can 3 convict the errors of ignorant pious men on the one hand, and to answer the errors of learned wicked... | |
| Samuel Bailey - Belief and doubt - 1831 - 254 pages
...light."t * See Note B. t 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...endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both."— Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, book i. *6 If it be objected to this representation,... | |
| William Woodley (C.R.N.) - Solar system - 1834 - 100 pages
...developement of the Divine System contained in the Scriptures. And "let no man (to use the words of Bacon) upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied...well studied in the Book of God's Word, or in the Books of God's Works — Divinity or Philosophy, but rather let men beware that, they apply both to... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 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... | |
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