 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pagina’s
...4 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... | |
 | 1762 - 414 pagina’s
...the 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 - 1792 - 630 pagina’s
...evidence that religion has a * 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, and the Al** coran, than that this univerfal frame is without mind * ;" he has exprefled the fame feeling,... | |
 | 1792 - 548 pagina’s
...ludicrous the ceremonies te which the pride of human reafon has thus been reconciled; the ftrongcr is our evidence that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern Philofophen flhcrs* declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables in the... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 pagina’s
...evidence that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern philofophers declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables...and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, ^ than that this univerfal frame is without mind ; "t * Scledl Difcourfes by TOHN SMITH^ p. i'iot ''fcambridge, r673t... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 pagina’s
...ludicrous the ceremonies to which the pride of human reafon has thus been reconciled ; the flronger is our evidence that religion has a foundation in the nature of man. When the greatefl of modern philofophsrs declares, that «? he would rather believe all the fables ** in the... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 pagina’s
...to myfelf, not fo much for their want of faith, as their want of learning." " I had rather, fays he, believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this univerfal frame is without a mind ; and therefore God never wrong'. ta miracle to convert an atheift,... | |
 | Thomas Gilbank Ackland - 1812 - 222 pagina’s
...grateful tear,—and point to PITT! THE ATHEIST. Doubtless there is a GOD ! PSALMS OF DAVID. I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and, Alcoran, than that this Universal Frame is without a Mind. BACON, WHAT sounds were those that cross'd... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 520 pagina’s
...evidence that reiigion has a 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, and Alcoran, than that this uni*' verfal frame is without mind ;"f he has expreffed the fame feeling, which,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 pagina’s
...voluminous 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, 1 than that this universal frame is without a mind. 
