 | Gouverneur Mather Smith - 1870 - 82 Seiten
...conspicuous positions in the religious associations of our country. I recall in this connection the words of Bacon : — " A little philosophy inclineth a man's...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." Of our annual orators, Francis, Manley, Smith, Stewart, Swett, and Watson have passed away. Their discourses... | |
 | Anglican and International Christian Moral Science Association - 1870 - 626 Seiten
...incompatible the one with the other. And hence Lord Bacon has well said, that 'a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion 1 .' 1 Essay XVI. p. 47 Bohn's edition. CHAPTER VII. THE SYSTEMS OF PANTHEISM IN THEIR RELATION TO... | |
 | James Edmund Garretson - 1871 - 268 Seiten
...providentially, departed from." — MILL. " A little philosophy," says Bacon, " inclineth men's minds to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's...religion ; for while the mind of man looketh upon causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no further ; but when it beholdeth the chain... | |
 | Ambrose Lewis Vago - 1871 - 144 Seiten
...trained to the investigation of truth." — SYDNEY SMITH. "It is true that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion : for while tne mind qf man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and" go no 'further;... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1872 - 422 Seiten
...21; 1 Co. 1. 28; u.24;2Co.iv.3,4. e Olsl,auseis, / Humphrey. g Pope. "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." — Bacon. "If you believe me to be in error, it is my glory to deceive myself with such guides." -Jerome.... | |
 | Christoph Ernst Luthardt - 1873 - 474 Seiten
...called feeling an interest in it. What Bacon says of philosophy, ' that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion,' applies to the knowledge of all truth. For truth dwells in the depth, and God dwells in the depth.... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1873 - 730 Seiten
...the Legend and the Talmud and the Alcorau, than that this universal frame is without a mind." * * " For while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometime* rest in them and go no further ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate and... | |
 | 1873 - 824 Seiten
...phrases and expressions unsettle their minds. Bacon said that "a little philosophy inclineth men's minds to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." This is generally true. They are not usually the really great men of science who speak against religion.... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 Seiten
...1625. No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth. Essay i. Of Truth. A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheism,...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. Essay xvi. Atheism. He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments... | |
 | Ezra Hall Gillett - 1874 - 478 Seiten
...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...men's minds about to religion ; for while the mind looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but when it... | |
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It is true that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. 
