 It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion: for while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther; but...  Euclid, His Life and System - Page 133by Thomas Smith (D.D.) - 1902 - 227 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Theology - 1832 - 698 pages
...which he has expressed xvithout hesitancy or quali6cation, " that a little philosophy inclined) a man to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's...religion ; for while the mind of man looketh upon second •Hume. causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no further ; but when it beholdeth... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 pages
...confederate!, are in arms. Id. Richard III. What confederacy have you with the traitors * Id. King Lear. While the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but. when it bcholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must need fly... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 828 pages
...Richard III. What confederacy have you with the traitors ? Id. King Lear. While the mind of man lookcth upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but. when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must need fly... | |
 | Religion - 1849 - 1188 pages
...of Bacon be more properly apptied than to this very case r — " A little philosophy inclineth a man to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's...scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no furth.gr ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | Science - 1831 - 336 pages
...and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. While the mind of man looketh at second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | Science - 1831 - 336 pages
...and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. While the mind of man looketh at second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly... | |
 | John Evans - Cults - 1832 - 278 pages
...the remedy for insanity. Lord Bacon, in his Essays, remarks, that " A little phii losophy inclineth a man's mind to Atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth...of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may rest in them and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederated and linked together,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 228 pages
...miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy...minds about to religion ; for, while the mind of man locketh upon the second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but when... | |
 | James Davies (independent minister of Haverhill.) - Atheism - 1835 - 148 pages
...objection possessed validity, Lord Bacon's maxim must be reversed, namely, "A little philosophy inclinetlt man's mind to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." " But, " It was produced by fear." This is a very old atheistical device, to evade an insurmountable... | |
 | John Hayward - Church statistics - 1836 - 168 pages
...nothing without a clear demonstration of it." Lord Bacon remarks, that " a little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to Atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth...of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may rest in them and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederated and linked together,... | |
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