 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; and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.  Miscellaneous Poems - Էջ 157Thomas Gilbank Ackland - 1812 - 179 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 էջ
...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 576 էջ
...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... | |
 | 1762 - 414 էջ
...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... | |
 | 1792 - 548 էջ
...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 Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this univerfal frame is Without a mind j" he has cxprcflcd the fame feeling... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 էջ
...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 Alcoran, ^ than that this univerfal frame is without mind ; "t * Scledl Difcourfes by TOHN SMITH^... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 էջ
...much as in them lieth, quite and clean from their cogitation whatsoever may sound that way. HOOIZK. 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. And therefore God never wrought miracle... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 էջ
...correspondence with the other great men in the state, or else the remedy is worse than the disease. OF 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: and, therefore, God never wrought miracles... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 520 էջ
...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 Alcoran, than that this uni*' verfal frame is without mind ;"f he has expreffed the fame feeling, which, in all ages and nations,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 էջ
...the voluminous and now neglected erudition displayed by Cudvrorth in defence of the same argument. " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alco" ran, than that this universal frame is without a mind < It is true that a little philo" sophy... | |
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