 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 558 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...book of God's works^ — Divinity or Philosophy." The same sentiment, and almost the same words, may be found in his " Meditation on Atheism," in the... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1827 - 624 pages
...before geology had received a name. ' Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an illapplied moderation, think, or maintain that a man can search...in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both : only let men beware that... | |
 | Thomas Wright (of Borthwick, Scotland.) - Lord's Supper - 1828 - 464 pages
...concluding words of the passage : — " Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an illtimed moderation, think or maintain, that a man can search...be too well studied in the book of God's Word, or the book of God's Works, — divinity or philosophy, — but rather let men endeavour an endless progress... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Christian education - 1829 - 738 pages
...Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, on a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that a man can search...in the book of God's works ; divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficiency in both ; only let men beware that... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - Belief and doubt - 1831 - 254 pages
...amongst the disciples of Bacon, who says, "Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, that a man can search...in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy ; but, rather, let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both."— Of the Proficience... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 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...in the book of God's works ; divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both ; only let men beware that... | |
 | William Woodley (C.R.N.) - Solar system - 1834 - 100 pages
...Scriptures. And "let no man (to use the words of Bacon) upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that, a man can search...well studied in the Book of God's Word, or in the Books of God's Works — Divinity or Philosophy, but rather let men beware that, they apply both to... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - Belief and doubt - 1837 - 350 pages
...will * 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...in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy ; but, rather, let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both." — Of the Proficience... | |
 | William Warburton - Bible - 1837 - 744 pages
...wilds of SCHOOL DIVINITY. To conclude therefore, and in the words of our great philosopher — " I^t no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill...BOOK OF GOD'S WORD, or in the book of GOD'S WORKS ; but rather let men endeavour AN ENDLESS PROGRESS OR PROFICIKNCE IN BOTH: only let them beware that... | |
 | William Scott - Phrenology - 1837 - 382 pages
...; attempting to force into practical * " To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit'of sobriety, or an ill applied moderation, think or maintain...the book of God's works — divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both : only, let men beware, that... | |
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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 ;... 
