 ... if any man shall think by view and inquiry into these sensible and material things to attain that light whereby he may reveal unto himself the nature or will of God, then indeed is he spoiled by vain philosophy...  The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 9by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1836 - 402 pages
...not to be lightly passed over ; for if any man shall think, by view and inquiry into these sensible and material things, to attain that light whereby...produceth (having regard to the works and creatures them* selves) knowledge ; but (having regard to God) no perfect knowledge, but wonder, which is broken... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1837 - 1058 pages
...not to be lightly passed over, for if any man shall think, by view and inquiry into these sensible and material things, to attain that light, whereby...for the contemplation of God's creatures and works produced (having regard to the works and creatures themselves) knowledge ; but (having regard to God)... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...and the infallible decrees of nature ; bnt if any man shall think by view and enquiry into sensible and material things, to attain that light whereby he may reveal unto himself the nature and will of God, then is he veiled through vain philosophy ; for the sense of man is as the sun, which... | |
 | William Scott - Phrenology - 1837 - 422 pages
...shall think, by view and inquiry into these sensible and material things, to attain that light wherein he may reveal unto himself the nature or will of God, then indeed he is spoiled by vain philosophy. For the contemplation of God's creatures and works produceth (having... | |
 | English literature - 1838 - 574 pages
...ignorance and evil. ' Tf any man ' (he says) ' shall think, by view and inquiry into these sensible and material things, to attain that light whereby...; but having regard to God, no perfect knowledge, hut wonder, which is broken knowledge. And, therefore, it was most aptly said by one of Plato's school... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...not to be lightly passed over : for if any man shall think by view and inquiry into these sensible l a vie, Rule is betaken to unworthy hands. THE TRANSLATION...up of earthly stage, One God thou wert, and art, j but having regard to God, no perfect knowledge, but wOnder, which is broken knowledge. And therefore... | |
 | English literature - 1838 - 728 pages
...ignorance and evil. ' If any man ' (he says) ' shall think, by view and inquiry into these sensible and material things, to attain that light whereby...contemplation of God's creatures and works produceth produceth (having regard to the works and creatures themselves) knowledge ; but having regard to God,... | |
 | Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - American essays - 1834 - 716 pages
...attain to the mysteries of God." " If any man shall think, by view and inquiry into these sensible and material things, to attain that light, whereby...God, then indeed is he spoiled by vain philosophy. . . . And hence it is true, that it hath proceeded that divers great, learned men have been heretical,... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1841 - 370 pages
...not to be lightly passed over ; for if any man shall think, by view and inquiry into these sensible and material things, to attain that light, whereby...but wonder, which is broken knowledge. And therefore (note how wonderfully this image is translated, and how beatifully applied,) it was most aptly said... | |
 | Absalom Peters, Selah Burr Treat, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1841 - 622 pages
...attain to the mysteries of God." " If any man shall think, by view and inquiry into these sensible and material things, to attain that light, whereby...God, then indeed is he spoiled by vain philosophy. * * * And it is true, that it hath proceeded that divers great, learned men have been heretical, whilst... | |
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