 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 400 sider
...some oblivion of the highest cause ; but, when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes and the works of providence, then according...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." Such, then, is the nature of knowledge, or the understanding the properties of creatures, and the names... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 382 sider
...some oblivion of the highest cause ; but, when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes and the works of providence, then according...poets, he will easily believe that the highest link 23 of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." Such, then, is the nature... | |
 | William Scott - 1837 - 422 sider
...ill advised use of a knowledge that is but half scientific ; attempting to force into practical * " To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill applied moderation, tlrink or maintain that a man can search too far, or be too well studied in... | |
 | 1838 - 534 sider
...some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes and the works of Providence, then, according...easily believe that the highest link of nature's chain mnst needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. Let us for a moment consider the objections by politicians.... | |
 | 1827 - 630 sider
...bequeathed to us by Lord Bacon more than a century and a half before geology had received a name. ' Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an illapplied moderation, thmk, or maintain that a man can search too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's word,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 sider
...some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on further, and seeth the dependence of causes and the works of Providence : then, according...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." And to the same effect, David Hume in his general corollary at the conclusion of his Essays, says,... | |
 | 1844 - 582 sider
...some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes, and the works of Providence ; then, according...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." The war which has long been waged between men professing natural and theological science, may indeed... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 sider
...some oblivion of the highest cause; but when a man passet h on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes, and the works of Providence; then, according...chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair.i To conclude therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation,... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1840 - 844 sider
...AND REVÏFJ CHRISTIAN REFORMER; OR, UNITARIAN MAGAZINE AND REVIEW. VOL. VII. JANUARY TO DECEMB 1840. Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation, t lui. k or maintain that a man can search too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's word,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 624 sider
...some oblivion of the highest cause; but when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes, and the works of Providence, then, according...ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, that a mancan search too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's word, or the book of God's works... | |
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... in the entrance of philosophy, when the second causes, which are next unto the senses, do offer themselves to the mind of man, if it dwell and stay there it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause; but when a man passeth on... 
