 ... 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
 | 1850 - 656 sidor
...promise that they will be richly rewarded. To encourage them, I would remind them, in the words of Bacon, "that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making...enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature ;" and that this highest gratification of humanity can only be attained by carefully training and exercising... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 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...the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human uature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense ; the last... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 sidor
...the Essay " Of Truth," he says : " Yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the enquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence < f it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoyment of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.... | |
 | George Harris - 1849 - 540 sidor
...matured inclinations. ON TRUTH. THE inquiry of truth, which is the wooing of it ; the knowledge °f truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoyment; is the sovereign good of human nature. — Lord Bacon. READINGS WITH THE EARLY METHODISTS.... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1849 - 284 sidor
...occupation and pleasure of Adam in Paradise. The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the helief of truth, which is the enjoying it, is the sovereign good of our nature. " The pleasure and... | |
 | 1850 - 1042 sidor
...that they will be richly rewarded. To encourage them, I would remind them, in the words of Bacon, " that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making...enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature ;" and that this highest gratification of humanity can only be attained by carefully training and exercising... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 sidor
...thus in men's depraved judgments anil a/TrclioiM, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth, d observations, it is in growth ; but when it once...which we last mentioned, is, that after the distribu The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light... | |
 | 1850 - 544 sidor
...QUERIES" with their correspondence, hold with Bacon, that " Truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of Truth, which is the love-making...of it — is the sovereign good of human nature." We believe that it is under the impulse of such feelings that they have flocked to our columns —... | |
 | 1850 - 524 sidor
...Truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of Truth, which is the love-c.aking or wooing of it — the knowledge of Truth, which...of it — is the sovereign good of human nature." We believe that it is under the impulse of such feelings that they have flocked to our columns —... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 sidor
...affections/yet truth, which only dqlhjjudge itself, teacheth, thai the inquiry ' of trulnTwhTcTTis of our reason, and dpplieth his inspirations to open...our understanding, as the form 炂 S W trulh, which is ihe enjoying of il, isjhe sovereign good of human nature?) The firsl creature^ of GooV... | |
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