| 1801 - 446 pages
...man's depraved judgment and affections, truth, which only judges itself, teacheth that the enquiry cf truth, which is the lovemaking, or wooing of it— the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it*— 'and the belief of truth, which is the en;oyment of it, is the sovereign good of... | |
| Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...depraved judgments and affections ; yet truth, which only judges itself, teaches, that the enquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, aud the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...depraved judgments and affections, yet truth which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human... | |
| Phrenology - 1848 - 396 pages
...with which they were never maintained before, the principles of the " inspired philosopher" of Upsal. "The inquiry after truth, which is the love-making...wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it." Lord Bacon says, "is the sovereign... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...depraved judgments and affections; yet Truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth, that the inquiry of Truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of Truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of Truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...depraved judgments and affections ; yet Truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth, that the inquiry of Truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of Truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of Truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth, that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...depraved jndgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth jndge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S. - 1825 - 594 pages
...the glory and goodness of God. "Truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth, that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human... | |
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