 ... but when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity. Nay, even that school which is most accused of atheism doth most demonstrate religion; that is, the school of Leucippus and Democritus...  Bacon's Essays - Page 153by Francis Bacon - 1874 - 641 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James McCosh - 1875 - 76 pages
...doth the most demonstrate religion ; that is the school of Leucippus and Democritus and Epicurus. For it is a thousand times more credible that four mutable...produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal." But it is said that the fit survive while the unfit perish. We are inclined to discover an ordinance... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1875 - 820 pages
...doth the most demonstrate religion, that is, the school of Leucippus and Democritus, and Epicurus. For it is a thousand times more credible that four mutable...have produced this order and beauty without a divine marshall." — Bacon. f It should be observed, however, that Prof. Tyndall has an esoteric faith of... | |
 | 1875 - 822 pages
...doth the most demonstrate religion, that is, the school of Leucippus and Democritus, and Epicurus. For it is a thousand times more credible that four mutable...immutable fifth essence, duly and eternally placed, need DO God, than that an army of infinite small portions or seeds unplaced should have produced this order... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...most demonstrate religion ; that is, the school of Leucippus, and Democritus, and 15 Epicurus. For it is a thousand times more credible, that four mutable...unplaced, should have produced this order and beauty 20 without a divine marshal. Essay 16] ©f atf)ci'sm 55 The Scripture saith, The fool hath said in... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 pages
...inscrutable ways of providence, and all the wonderful methods of God's dealing with men. ATTERBURY. The scripture saith, " The fool hath said in his heart,...fool hath thought in his heart ;" so as he rather saith it by rote to himself, as that he would have, than that he can thoroughly believe it, or be persuaded... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - 1876 - 562 pages
...put into people by the same means as their fortune is depressed ?" On Atheism. " ' The fool hath said in his heart there is no God.' It is not said, ' the fool hath thought in his heart." " No, nor is it necessary ; for, to say MI his heart, is to think within himself, to be intimately... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1876 - 660 pages
...doth most demonstrate religion ; that is, the school of Leucippus,8 and Democritus,9 and Epicurus: for it is a thousand times more credible that four mutable elements and one immutable fifth essence,1 duly and eternally placed, need no God, than that an army of infinite small portions, or... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...doth most demonstrate religion ; that is, the school of Leucippus, and Democritus, and Epicurus. For it is a thousand times more credible, that four mutable...the fool hath thought in his heart." So as he rather saith it by rote to himself, as that he would have, than that he can thoroughly believe it, or be persuaded... | |
 | R. T. Kaufmann - 1877 - 120 pages
...most demonstrate religion, — that is, the school of Leucippus,1 and Democritus,2 and Epicurus ; for it is a thousand times more credible that four mutable elements, and one immutable fifth essence, or spirit, duly and eternally placed, need no God, than that an army of infinite small portions, or... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 pages
...doth most demonstrate religion: that is, the school of Leucippus, and Democritus, and Epicurus: for it is a thousand times more credible that four mutable...said, ' The fool hath thought in his heart;' so as 7 he rather saith it by rote to himself, as that 8 he would have, than that he can thoroughly believe... | |
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