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" But howsoever these things are thus in men's 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;... "
Bacon's essays, with intr., notes and index by E.A. Abbott. Text only, with ... - Page 2
by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879
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The Monthly Visitor, and Entertaining Pocket Companion, Volume 14

1801 - 446 pages
...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 human nature- * The...work ever since is the illumination of his spirit. * These two sentences are transcribed, verbatim, from the noble author. They might be rendered more...
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The Temple of Truth: Or, The Best System of Reason, Philosophy, Virtue, and ...

Charles Edward De Coetlogon - Christianity - 1807 - 588 pages
...contempt upon the the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief or the truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature." BAcON'S ESSAYS. Is it not painful then to know, that, " The road to moral truth has been left in such...
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The Temple of Truth: Or, The Best System of Reason, Philosophy, Virtue, and ...

Charles Edward De Coetlogon - Christianity - 1807 - 586 pages
...contempt upon the the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of the truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature." BACON'S ESSAYS. Is it not painful then to know, that, " The road to moral truth has been left in such...
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A Manual of Essays: Selected from Various Authors

Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...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...sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath-work ever smce, is the illumination of his spirit. First, he breathed Alight upon the face...
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Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...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...illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos; then he breatheth light into the face of man; and still he breatheth...
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A Practical Treatise on the Ordinary Operations of the Holy Spirit

George Stanley Faber - Holy Spirit - 1814 - 282 pages
...'-.vT'jv. Just. Mart. Dial. eum Tryph. p. 173. " The first ereature of God in the works of the clays, was the light of the sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath work ever sinee is the illumination of his spirit. First he breathed light upon the faee of the matter of ehaos...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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...illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breatheth light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Moral, Economical and Political: With Elegant ...

Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...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...sense ; the last was the light of reason; and his Sabbath-work ever since, is the illumination of his spirit. First, he OF TRUTH. 3 breathed light upon...
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The essays; or, Counsels moral, economical, and political, by sir F. Bacon

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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...sense ; the last was the light of reason; and his Sabbath-work ever since, is the illumination of his spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face...
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Sylva sylvarum (century IX-X) Physiological remains. Medical remains ...

Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...love-making, or wooing of 'it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the l>elief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good...illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...
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