 | 1849 - 736 pages
...knowledge of truth, which is the presence <. î it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoyment of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The...of God, in the works of the days, was the light of sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his Sabbath work ever since, is the illumination of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying we last mentioned, is, that after the distribution of pa nnd his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography - 1850 - 590 pages
...GooV in the 'works of the days, was Ihe light of the sense4: the last was the light of rêàsoïTT y at all between them. For the cause rendered, that...about the eyelids are for the safeguard of the sigh mailer, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and s he brealhelh and inspirelh lighl... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 pages
...it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. 2. The first creature of God, in the works of the days,...ever since, is the illumination of his Spirit. First be breathed tight upon the face of the matter, or chaos; then he breathed light into the face of man... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...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 nature. The...days, was the light of the sense : the last was the liaht of reason ; and his Sabbath work ever since, is°the illumination of his Spirit. First, he breathed... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...the Belief of Truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the Sovereign Good of human Nature. The firft Creature of God, in the Works of the Days, was the Light of the Senfe ; the laft was the Light of Reafon ; and his Sabbath Work, ever fince, is the Illumination of... | |
 | Religion - 1853 - 604 pages
...the energies of truth in the hands of the great sanctifier. "The first creature of God, in the work of the days, was the light of the sense ; the last...work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit" If the study of divine things is not a blessing to any, it is because they are "sensual, having not... | |
 | Christian literature for children - 1854 - 778 pages
...highest types of excellence. CMC (To be continued in our next.) THE THREE LIGHTS. THE first creation of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense (Gen. i. 3) ; the last was the light of reason (Gen. ii. 7.) ; and His Sabbath work, ever since, is... | |
 | James Henley Thornwell - Truth - 1855 - 340 pages
...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 nature. The first creature of God in the work of days was the light of sense ; the last was the light of reason, and His Sabbath-work ever since... | |
 | Great Britain - 1856 - 600 pages
...history to favour them. With regard to the seventh day, space only allows me to point to the solntion. " The first creature of God in the works of the days...work ever since is the illumination of his spirit."* What a beautiful thought ! God's sabbath still lasts. Geology teaches that, in regard to our earth,... | |
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The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light of reason; and his sabbath work, ever since, is the illumination of his Spirit. 
