 | sir Isaac Newton - 1756 - 50 pages
...wrote my Treatlfe about our Syftem, I had an Eye upon fuch Principles as might work with confidering Men, for the Belief of a Deity, and nothing can rejoice me more than to find it ufeful for that Purpofe. But if I B have have done the Public any Service this way, it is due to... | |
 | 716 pages
...wrote my treatife about; our fyftcm, I had an eye upon fuch principles as might work with conlidenng men, for the belief of a Deity, and nothing can rejoice me more than to find it ufeful for that purpofc. Hut, if I have done the public any lei vice this way, it is due to nothing... | |
 | 1806 - 504 pages
...hand. London, Mqrcji 24, 1806. EXTRACTS; EXTRACTS. LETTER from Siu ISAAC NEWTON to DR. BENTLEY. SIR, WHEN I wrote my treatise about our system, I had an...Deity; and nothing can rejoice me more than to find it useful for that purpose. But if I have done the public any service this way, it is due to nothing... | |
 | 1802 - 308 pages
...wrote my Treatife about our Syftem, I had an eye upon fefuch principles as might work with conlidering men for the belief of a Deity ; and nothing can rejoice me more than to find it ufeful for that purpofe : but if I have done the public any fervice this way, it is due to nothing... | |
 | 1830 - 622 pages
...Arguments in proof of a Deity. Loncl. 1756, 8vo. — The first letter commences with this paragraph : ' When I wrote my treatise about our ' system, I had an eye upon such principles as might work with consider' ing men, for the belief of a Deity, and nothing can rejoice me more than 1 to find it useful... | |
 | William Seward - 1804 - 492 pages
...Treaties " about our Syftem, I had an eye upon fuch pria" ciples as might work with confidering mc« for " the belief of a Deity ; and nothing can rejoice ,«' me more than to find it ufcful for that purpofe : " but if I have done the public any fervice this " way, it is due to nothing... | |
 | Thomas Rennell - 1819 - 220 pages
...letter to Dr. Ber.tley, he there Acknowledges the great end and purpose of all his labours. " When 1 wrote my treatise about our system, I had an eye upon such principles as might work with considerate men for the belief of a Deity ; and nothing can rejoice me more, than to find it useful... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 934 pages
...at the Bishop of Worcester's House, in Park Street, Westminster. " SIR, Cambridge, Dec. 10, 1692. " When I wrote my Treatise about our System *, I had...Deity, and nothing can rejoice me more than to find it useful for that purpose. But, if I have done the publick any service this way, it is due to nothing... | |
 | 1854 - 1110 pages
...enough to quote a few words from his own pen, in a letter to Bentley : — " When I wrote my Tieatise about our system, I had an eye upon such principles...Deity ; and nothing can rejoice me more than to find it useful for that purpose." The third was Bentley. From the lectures and writings of Newton he imbibed... | |
 | Granville Penn - 1822 - 492 pages
...the action and interference of Deity. How different was the proceeding of Newton ! who declared, " When I wrote my treatise about " our system, I had...principles " as might work with considering men for the 100 CHAP. IX. PART I. " belief of a Deity1:' that is, an intelligent, interfering, and operating Deity.... | |
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WHEN I wrote my treatise about our system, I had an eye upon such principles as might work with considering men for the belief of a Deity ; and nothing can rejoice me more than to find it useful for that purpose. 
