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" weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much as to " say, that he is brave towards God, and a coward ".towards men. For a lie faces God, and shrinks " from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood, and breach of faith cannot possibly be so highly expressed,... "
The Works of Francis Bacon ...: Literary and professional works - Page 379
by Francis Bacon - 1858
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Lord Bacon's Essays: With a Sketch of His Life and Character, Reviews of His ...

Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...regard to God 1" Surely the wickedness of falsehood and breach [18] of faith cannot possibly be BO highly expressed as in that it shall be the last peal...when "Christ cometh," he shall not "find faith upon earth." -As in that: What words does modern usage require to be supplied ? \ Foretold : Luke 18, 8....
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Studies in English prose: specimens, with notes, by J. Payne

Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...say that a man lieth, is as much as to say, that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men." For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man. Surely...cometh," he shall not "find faith upon the earth." 3. LEARNING INDUCES NOT SLOTHFULNESS. (FEOM "THE TWO BOOKS OF THB PBOFICIENCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING,"...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 694 pages
...he is brave towards God, and a coward towards man ; for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man,'4J> Surely the wickedness of falsehood and breach of faith...generations of men : it being foretold, that when c Christ cometh,' he shall not ' find faith upon earth.' 1 So. Provided. ' So that the doctrine be...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 786 pages
...that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards man ; for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man,'4 Surely the wickedness of falsehood and breach of faith...expressed as in that it shall be the last peal to call the j udgments of God upon the generations of men : it being foretold, that when ' Christ cometh,' he shall...
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Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 458 pages
...Coward towards Men. For a Lie faces God, and shrinkes from Man. Surely the Wickednesse of Falshood, and Breach of Faith, cannot possibly be so highly expressed, as in that it shall be the last Peale, to call the ludgemerrts of God, upon the Generations of Men, It being foretold, that when Christ...
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The American Popular Speaker: Designed for the Use of Schools, Lyceums ...

Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - Elocution - 1870 - 396 pages
...say, that a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards man; for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely...when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." AMERICA.— PHILLIPS. SEARCH creation round, where can you find a country that presents so...
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Oxford and Cambridge: Their Colleges, Memories, and Associations

Frederick Arnold - 1873 - 418 pages
...to say that a man lieth is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men. For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man.' Surely...generations of men : it being foretold, that when Christ comcth he shall not find faith * upon tlie earth" The modest and devout temper displayed in the extracts...
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Twenty of Bacon's essays, ed. by F. Storr

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - 100 pages
...say that a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men;" for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man. Surely...cometh, " he shall not find faith upon the earth." ^ (2) //. OF DEA TH. MEN fear death as children fear to go in the dark ;' and as that natural fear...
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Readings in English literature, prose

English literature - 1874 - 274 pages
...say that a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave toward God and a coward towards men ;" for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man. Surely...Christ cometh, he shall not find faith upon the earth. REVENGE. REVENGE is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to the more ought law...
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Masterpieces in English Literature, & Lessons in the English Language...

Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 456 pages
...say that a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men: for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely...when "Christ cometh " he shall not " find faith upon earth." OF DEATH (1612; enlarged 1625). Men fear death as children fear to go into the dark ; and as...
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