 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 páginas
...other E 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... | |
 | William Whiston - 1717 - 376 páginas
...Bacon. ] I had rather believe all the Fables E/v * in the Legend, and the TalmuA and tte Alcoran, A than that this Univerfal Frame is without a Mind. And therefore ( God never wrought a Miracle to Convince Athejftitt becaufe his ordinary Works convince it. It is true, that a little... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 576 páginas
...are not to be approved, but may be loved. MEDIOCRITIES are due to Moral Matters ^ Extremes to Divine. I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmudi and the Alcoran, than that this Univerfal Frame is without a Supreme Being. Con. AS it adds... | |
 | William Whiston - 1725 - 370 páginas
...had rather believe all the Fables ™- on in the Legend, and thefalmud, and the Alcoran^ ^tle'ifm. than that this Univerfal Frame is without a Mind. And therefore God never wrought a Miracle to convince Athetfm, becaufe his ordinary Works convince it. It is true, that a little Philofophy... | |
 | 1762 - 414 páginas
...magnify 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... | |
 | 1792 - 548 páginas
...foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern Philofophen flhcrs* declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the...Alcoran, than that this univerfal frame is Without a mind j" he has cxprcflcd the fame feeling which in all ages and nations has led good men, unaccuftomcd to... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1792 - 630 páginas
...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 páginas
...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...Alcoran, ^ than that this univerfal frame is without mind ; "t * Scledl Difcourfes by TOHN SMITH^ p. i'iot ''fcambridge, r673t Lord BACON, iuhiaEfTays.... | |
 | 1869
...nothing 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... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 páginas
...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,...frame is without a mind ; and therefore God never wrong'. ta miracle to convert an atheift, becaufe his ordinary works confute it ; it is true a little... | |
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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. 
