 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 Seiten
...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... | |
 | William Whiston - 1717 - 376 Seiten
...Bacon. ] I had rather believe all the Fables E/v * in the Legend, and the TalmuA and tte Alcoran, A than that this Univerfal Frame is without a Mind. And therefore ( God never wrought a Miracle to Convince Athejftitt becaufe his ordinary Works convince it. It is true, that a... | |
 | William Whiston - 1725 - 370 Seiten
...had rather believe all the Fables ™- on in the Legend, and thefalmud, and the Alcoran^ ^tle'ifm. than that this Univerfal Frame is without a Mind. And therefore God never wrought a Miracle to convince Athetfm, becaufe his ordinary Works convince it. It is true, that a little... | |
 | 1762 - 414 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 Seiten
...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,...Alcoran, ^ than that this univerfal frame is without mind ; "t * Scledl Difcourfes by TOHN SMITH^ p. i'iot ''fcambridge, r673t Lord BACON, iuhiaEfTays.... | |
 | 1869
...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 Organum." And the author of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 Seiten
...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 to convince atheism,... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 Seiten
...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 to convince atheism, because... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 528 Seiten
...foundation in the nature of man. When the greatest of modern philosophers declares, that "he would rather " believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, " and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without " mind ;"f he has expressed the same feeling, which, in all ages and nations,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 Seiten
...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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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. 
