To conclude therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that a man can search too far or be too well studied in the book of God's word or in the book of God's works ; divinity or philosophy; but... The Retrospective Review - Page 2871821Full view - About this book
| Francis Bacon - Biography - 1850 - 590 pages
...highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude therefore, ttendance ; and therefore must have a proportion answerable...a profession or the practice of a profession. So a v book of God's works ; divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or... | |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1851 - 478 pages
...indiscreet as to hinge his religious faith upon changeable, progressive science ? A master has said: "Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...works, divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavor an endless progress or proficiency in both, — only let men beware that they apply both to... | |
| Francis Bacon - Induction (Logic) - 1851 - 376 pages
...higheft Link of Nature's Chain muft needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's Chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of Sobriety, or an...ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, that a man can fearch too far, or be too well ftudied in the Book of GOD'S Word, or in the Book of GOD'S Works ; Divinity... | |
| Joseph Esmond Riddle - Faith - 1852 - 552 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...divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress, or proficience, in both ; only let men beware that they apply both to charity,... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 pages
...highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair.4 To conclude therefore, let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied...well studied in the book of God's word, or in the hook of God's works ; divinity or philosophy; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - English language - 1852 - 380 pages
...Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill applied moderation, think or maintain, that a man can search...divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress] or proficience in both ; only let men beware that they apply both to charity,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...waxen wings of the senses. 5. Learned men are inclined to be heretics, and learned men to atheism 163 Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or main tain, that a man can search too far, or be too well studied' in the book of God?s word, or in... | |
| George William Rusden - Church and education - 1853 - 382 pages
...Archbishop of Canterbury, to which I will now add the testimony of a Bishop of Gloucester. (Bacou) : ' Let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...book of God's word, or in the book of God's works; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both; only let them beware that... | |
| Francis Bacon - Ethics - 1854 - 894 pages
...highest link of nature's chain must needa be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude therefore : by the hand. Also some steps up to it, and some fine...admit much curiosity and beauty, wherewith we will not an endless progress, or proficience in both ; only let men beware that they apply both to charity,... | |
| Samuel Bailey - Belief and doubt - 1854 - 466 pages
...conclusion * 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...works, divinity or philosophy; but, rather, let men endeavor an endless progress or proficience in both.'— Of the I'rojicience and Advancement of Learning,... | |
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