 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pàgines
...state, or eke the remedy is worse than the disease. [Cicero. From an Antique Bust.] XVI.— OF ATHEISM. I HAD rather believe all the fables in the legend,...without a mind; and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy... | |
 | London city mission - 1840 - 620 pàgines
...from all the dotage which had reigned in the schools of learning for nearly 2,000 years, declared: " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend,...than that this universal frame is without a mind. It is true that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to Atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth... | |
 | Origen Bacheler, Robert Dale Owen - 1840 - 386 pàgines
...than those of the Christian religion. " I had rather," says he, "believe all the fables in the Legend, the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. God never wrought a miracle to convert an atheist, because his ordinary works confute him. A thorough... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 612 pàgines
...conclusions upon the real and settled faith of Lord Bacon. Bacon perhaps was sincere, when he said, .A. Godey But to many parts of the paradoxes we may apply his remark upon the fool, who said in his heart, but... | |
 | 1858 - 690 pàgines
...wings of an angel, flew through the spheres of thought with the gospel of modern science, " 1 would rather believe all the fables in the Legend and the...Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without mind." We know there are difficulties in the belief that God is a spirit, but they are the difficulties... | |
 | 1851 - 428 pàgines
...through the Mohammedan empires, and her motionless frame lies rotting upon Christian Europe ! MIRACLES. GOD never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. DR. CAREY AND THE EASTERN TRANSLATIONS. 309 DR. CAREY AND THE EASTERN TRANSLATIONS. No. II. AMONG the... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1842 - 846 pàgines
...which they warrant. I would therefore, in the fullest sense, adopt the language of Bacon and say, " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend,...convince atheism, because His ordinary works convince it" — and I would add, " such works convincing it effectually, which miracles alone never can do." For... | |
 | 1861 - 1148 pàgines
...reminds us of the saying of one who was not deficient in his recognition of and in his respect for law. " I had rather believe all the fables in the legend,-...than that this universal frame is without a mind." Passing over for the present the Chapters on Power, "Wealth, Culture, Behavior, we come to that on... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1843 - 632 pàgines
...the voluminous and now neglected erudition displayed by Cudworth in defence of the same argument. " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend,...Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind ! It is true that a little philosophy inclined] man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth... | |
 | James Stamford Caldwell - 1843 - 372 pàgines
...314. 323. 327. 330. 343, 344. 345 MISCELLANEOUS - 292. 344 RESULTS OF READING. CHAPTER I. THE DEITY. I HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than believe that this universal frame is without a mind. 1 None deny that there is a God, but those for... | |
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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, because his ordinary works convince it. 
