The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit. Progressive Readings in Prose - Page 71edited by - 1923 - 376 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1801 - 446 pages
...knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it*— 'and the belief of truth, which is the en;oyment of it, is the sovereign good of human nature- * The...work ever since is the illumination of his spirit. * These two sentences are transcribed, verbatim, from the noble author. They might be rendered more... | |
| Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 pages
...divine Agency. To believe in God, is, to believe in him, among o'licr things, as Tuv funa-i 'O wrr=i. " The first Creature of God, in the works of the days,...breathed light upon the face of. the matter, or chaos; then, he breathed light into the face of man'; and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the... | |
| Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 pages
...divine Agency. To believe in God, is, to believe in him, among other things, as Tuv furuv 'O wjtTHf. " The first Creature of God, in the works of the days,...Sense ; the last was the light of Reason ; and his Sabbath-work, ever since, is, the illumination of his Spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face... | |
| Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, aud the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature....sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath-work ever smce, is the illumination of his spirit. First, he breathed Alight upon the face... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...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....breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos; then he breatheth light into the face of man; and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the face... | |
| George Stanley Faber - 1814 - 282 pages
...'-.vT'jv. Just. Mart. Dial. eum Tryph. p. 173. " The first ereature of God in the works of the clays, was the light of the sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath work ever sinee is the illumination of his spirit. First he breathed light upon the faee of the matter of ehaos... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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....breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breatheth light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...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....sense ; the last was the light of reason; and his Sabbath-work ever since, is the illumination of his spirit. First, he OF TRUTH. 3 breathed light upon... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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....sense ; the last was the light of reason; and his Sabbath-work ever since, is the illumination of his spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...of 'it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the l>elief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature....breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the... | |
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