 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
 | 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 202 pages
...as the lamp of God, wherewith he searcheth the inwardness of all secrets.'"— BACON. And again : " 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,... | |
 | Robert Potts - Scholarships - 1855 - 588 pages
...extensive, potent, and in some respects most venerable authority ever exercised by man.— WB Clulow. 444. Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an...in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works,—divinity or philosophy: but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 1050 pages
...extensive, potent, and in some respects most venerable authority ever exercised by man.— WB Clitlow. 444. Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an...in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works,—divinity or philosophy: but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art and literature - 1855 - 398 pages
...each other, so long as we separate and studiously keep wide apart the divine and the human. 45. " T ET no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or •*-*...that a man can search too far or be too well studied either in the book of God's word or the book of God's works." Well advised ! But then he goes on to... | |
 | Robert Potts - Scholarships - 1855 - 588 pages
...extensive, potent, and in some respects most venerable authority ever exercised by man.— WB Clulow. 444. Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an...maintain that a man can search too far, or be too w r ell studied in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works,—divinity or philosophy:... | |
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