 ... the inquiry of truth, which is the 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 of human nature.  Essays, English and American - Pàgina 7per Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1920 - 464 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 pàgines
...extracts from the Essays are the same as in the edition, with notes, by Dr. WC Taylor, 8vo., Lend. 1840.) good of human nature. The first creature of God in the works of the days was the light of I ho sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath-work ever since is the illumination... | |
 | James Esdaile - 1846 - 362 pàgines
...words of Bacon, " that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enu 4 joying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature;" and that this highest gratification of... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pàgines
...notes, hy Dr. WC Taylor, Svo., Lond. 1S40.) rood of human nature. The first creature of God in the works the days was the light of the sense; the last was the light of reason; und his sahhath-work ever since is the illumination of Lis spirit. First he hreathed light upon the... | |
 | James Esdaile - 1847 - 290 pàgines
...words of Bacon, " that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief...enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature ;" and that this highest gratification of humanity can only be attained by carefully training and exercising... | |
 | Emma Newton - 1847 - 230 pàgines
...own witness ;' and ' The enquiry of truth which is the love-making or wooing of it, and the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief...enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.' For myself, I see so much of holiness and beauty, in the religion of the New Testament, that did I... | |
 | 1847 - 624 pàgines
...has written,— " That the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief...enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature." To which I will add, in the words of Dr. Esdaile,— " That this highest gratification of humanity... | |
 | 1880 - 492 pàgines
...Lord Bacon says that " the inquiry of Truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it ; the knowledge of Truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief...enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature." How few of us even when we do not speak lies are true in act and to ourselves ! Is not this the case... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 pàgines
...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, and the belief...illumination of his Spirit First, he breathed light upon the fiice of the mailer, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth... | |
 | George Jabet - 1848 - 284 pàgines
...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 ; and the belief...of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The poet saith excellently well : ' It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 pàgines
...sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his...Spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face of matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth and inspireth... | |
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