 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pàgines
...4 great great Men in the State, or elfe the Remedy is worfe than the Difeafe. XVI. Of Atheifm. Had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Aleoran, than this Univerfal Frame is without a Mind. And therefore God never wrought a Miracle to... | |
 | 1762 - 414 pàgines
...the Legend ; a book fure of little credit with him; when he thus begins one of his eflays : ' I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than, that this nniverfal frame is without a mind.' " The faireft and moft correft edition of this book in Latin, is... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1792 - 630 pàgines
...evidence that religion has a * foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern philofophers declares, that " he would rather believe all " the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Al** coran, than that this univerfal frame is without mind * ;" he has exprefled the fame feeling,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 pàgines
...evidence that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern philofophers declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables...Alcoran, ^ than that this univerfal frame is without mind ; "t * Scledl Difcourfes by TOHN SMITH^ p. i'iot ''fcambridge, r673t Lord BACON, iuhiaEfTays.... | |
 | 1869
...of his purpose — presents a striking contrast to that of the great masters of philosophy. " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind."* So said the author of the " Novum Organum." And the author of... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 pàgines
...evidence that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greatefl of modern philofophsrs declares, that «? he would rather believe all the fables ** in the Legend, and tlve Talmud, and the Aleoran, " than that this univerfal frame is without mind $ "t • * Sclect Difcourfes... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 pàgines
...to myfelf, not fo much for their want of faith, as their want of learning." " I had rather, fays he, believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud,...Alcoran, than that this univerfal frame is without a mind ; and therefore God never wrong'. ta miracle to convert an atheift, becaufe his ordinary works confute... | |
 | Robert Morehead - 1810 - 264 pàgines
...evidence that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greatest of modern philosophers* declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables...Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without mind ;" he has expressed the same feeling which in all ages and nations... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pàgines
...correspondence with the other great men in the state, or else the remedy is worse than the disease. OF I HAD rather believe all the fables in the legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind: and, therefore, God never wrought miracles to convince atheism,... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pàgines
...as in them lieth, quite and clean from their cogitation whatsoever may sound that way. HOOIZK. I HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. And therefore God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because... | |
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I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. 
