 | 1854 - 778 pàgines
...highest types of excellence. CMC (To be continued in our next.) THE THREE LIGHTS. THE first creation of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense (Gen. i. 3) ; the last was the light of reason (Gen. ii. 7.) ; and His Sabbath work, ever since, is... | |
 | James Henley Thornwell - 1855 - 340 pàgines
...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...of human nature. The first creature of God in the work of days was the light of sense ; the last was the light of reason, and His Sabbath-work ever since... | |
 | 1856 - 600 pàgines
...history to favour them. With regard to the seventh day, space only allows me to point to the solntion. " The first creature of God in the works of the days...work ever since is the illumination of his spirit."* What a beautiful thought ! God's sabbath still lasts. Geology teaches that, in regard to our earth,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pàgines
...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...the works of the days, was the light of the sense ; 8 the last was the light of reason ; * and his 1 Perhaps he was thinking of St. Augustine. — See... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pàgines
...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.' ESSAY II. OF DEATH. MEN fear death as children fear to go into the dark ; and as that natural fear... | |
 | 1857 - 996 pàgines
...knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; arid the belief of truth, which is the enjoyment of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The...of GOD, in the works of the days, was the light of sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and His Sabbath work ever since is the illumination of His... | |
 | William Henry Smith - 1857 - 190 pàgines
...is the love-making or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it — is THE SOVEREIGN GOOD OF HUMAN NATURE." But what is the practical use ? Let Schlegel answer : — " The admiration of Shakespeare remained... | |
 | 1857 - 956 pàgines
...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.'' Guided by his own unassisted reflective reason, man does unquestionably attain to great results, both... | |
 | 1857 - 654 pàgines
...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. Certainly it is a heaven upon earth to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in Providence, and turn... | |
 | 1857 - 444 pàgines
...the love-making and 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." But truth is not only divine, it is also enduring. Only that which is pervaded by it abides the lapse... | |
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... 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. 
