 ... the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.  The Churchman's companion - Sida 2841880Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 sidor
...thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth, that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making,...enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense : the last was the... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 sidor
...thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making,...enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 412 sidor
...thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making,...enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 402 sidor
...thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making,...enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense ; the last was the... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 sidor
...thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making,...enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 494 sidor
...thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making,...enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense ; the last was the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 sidor
...thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, y»t truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making...enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The / first creature of God, in the works of the | days, was the light of the sense ; the last was... | |
 | Andrew Carmichael - 1833 - 122 sidor
...of all the smaller sort of objections.1 LORD BACON. 'The inquiry of truth, which is the lavc-making or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is...the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which ia the enjoying of it — are the sovereign good of human nature. * Certainly it is heaven upon earth,... | |
 | 1837 - 860 sidor
...truth, is at once onr first duty and our noblest privilege. In the eloquent language of Lord Bacon, " the inquiry of truth, which is the lovemaking or wooing...enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature." The service of truth, which is at once so honourable and so improving, demands the whole man without... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1837 - 640 sidor
...various and important truths. It is observed by Lord Bacon, that " the enquiry of truth, which is the wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the...enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature." Within the compass of the design here indicated, the task of (1) Norvins announced (see his preface)... | |
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