 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 páginas
...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... | |
 | 1762 - 414 páginas
...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
...that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern Philofophen flhcrs* declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables...Legend, and the Talmud, 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... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1792 - 630 páginas
...evidence that religion has a * 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,... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 518 páginas
...be wretched in the extreme. And thus, says Bacon, I had rather believe all-the fables in the Legend, the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without mind. Atheism must rather be in the ? Bolingbrokci the life, than in the heart of man. Against atheists,... | |
 | 1869
...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...than that this universal frame is without a mind."* So said the author of the " Novum Organum." And the author of the " Principia" adds, that it "belongs... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 páginas
...evidence that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern philofophers declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables...and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, ^ than that this univerfal frame is without mind ; "t * Scledl Difcourfes by TOHN SMITH^ p. i'iot ''fcambridge, r673t... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 páginas
...evidence that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greatefl of modern philofophsrs declares, that «? he would rather believe all the fables ** in the Legend, and tlve Talmud, and the Aleoran, " than that this univerfal frame is without mind $ "t • * Sclect Difcourfes... | |
 | 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, and the Alcoran, than that this univerfal frame is without a mind ; and therefore God never wrong'. ta miracle to convert an atheift,... | |
 | Robert Morehead - 1810 - 264 páginas
...evidence that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greatest of modern philosophers* declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables...Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without mind ;" he has expressed the same feeling which in all ages and nations has led good men, unaccustomed... | |
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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. 
