 Nay, even that school which is most accused of atheism doth most demonstrate religion, that is, the school of Leucippus and Democritus and Epicurus ; for it is a thousand times more credible that four mutable elements, and one immutable fifth essence,...  The New Englander - Page 6151875Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...credible, that four mutable elements and one immutable fifth essence, duly and eternally placed, need no God, than that an army of infinite small portions,...have produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal. The scripture saith, " The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God:" it is not said,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 pages
...credible, that four mutable elements and one immutable fifth " essence, duly and eternally placed, ncc-d no God, than that an army of infinite small " portions,...produced this order and beauty without a •' divine marshal." ( I'.noonV Essays.) Whether Bacon's contempt for the Final Causes of the Aristotelians has... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 560 pages
...and one immutable fifth essence, duly and eternally placed, need no God, than that an army of infmite small portions, or seeds unplaced, should have produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal." (Bacon's Essays.) when he wrote, such and exclusion may have appeared necessary, as the only... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...credible, that four mutable elements and one immutable fifth essence, duly and eternally placed, need no God, than that an army of infinite small portions,...have produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal. The Scripture saith, " The fool hath said in" his heart, there is no God ;" it is not said,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...credible, that four mutable elements, and one immutable fifth essence, duly and eternally placed, need no God, than that an army of infinite small portions,...have produced this order and beauty without a Divine marshal. The Scripture saith, " The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God :" it is not said,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...credible, that four mutable elements, and one immutable fifth essence, duly and eternally placed, need no God, than that an army of infinite small portions,...have produced this order and beauty without a Divine marshal. The Scripture saith, " The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God :" it is not said,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...credible, that four mutual elements, and one immutable fifth essence duly and eternally placed, need no God; than that an army of infinite small portions,...have produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal. The Scripture saith, The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God: it is not said, the... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...credible, that four mutable elements and one immutable fifth essenee, duly and eternally placed, need no God, than that an army of infinite small portions, or seeds unplaced, should hare produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal. The scripture saith, " The fool hath... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...credible, that four mutable elements and one immutable fifth essence, duly and eternally placed, need no God, than that an army of infinite small- portions,...have produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal. The scripture saith, " The fool hath said in his heart, there is BO God;" it is not said,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...credible that four mutable elements, and one immutable fifth essence, duly and eternally placed, need no God* than that an army of infinite small portions,...have produced this order and beauty without a divine marshal. The scripture saith, " The fool hath said in his heart, there is no " God ;" it is not said,... | |
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