 | Edward Gibbon - 1783 - 554 pagina’s
...moft fagacious of the Chriftian theologians, the great Athanafius himfe'lf, has candidly confefled 3l, that whenever he forced his understanding to meditate on the divinity of the Logos, his toilfome and unavailing efforts recoiled on themfelves ; that the more he thought, the lefs he comprehended... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 pagina’s
...sagacious of the first Christian theologians, the learned Athanasius himself, has candidly confessed, whenever he forced his understanding to meditate on...the less capable was he of expressing his thoughts. The csntrov<?rsy about the consubstantiality of the Father and the Son was of the same incomprehensible... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1804 - 502 pagina’s
...most sagacious of the Christian theologians, the great Athanasius himself, has candidly confessed,33 that whenever he forced his understanding to meditate...he of expressing his thoughts. In every step of the enquiry, we are com29 Some proofs of the respect which the Christians entertained for the person and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1304 pagina’s
...the great Athanasius himself, has candidly confessed,^ that whenever he forced his under. standing to meditate on the divinity of the Logos, his toilsome...he of expressing his thoughts. In every step of the enquiry, we are compelled to feel and acknowledge the immeasurable disproportion between the size of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1840 - 564 pagina’s
...most sagacious of the Christian theologians, the great Athanasius himself, has candidly confessed,' that whenever he forced his understanding to meditate on the divinity of the Logos, his toilsome Bad unavailing efforts recoiled on themselves; that the more he thought, the less he comprehended ;... | |
 | Eduard Zeller - 1866 - 352 pagina’s
...most sagacious of the Christian theologians, the great Athanasius himself, has candidly confessed, that whenever he forced his understanding to meditate...he of expressing his thoughts. In every step of the enquiry, we are compelled to feel and acknowledge the immeasurable disproportion between the size of... | |
 | Augustus Clissold - 1873 - 210 pagina’s
...most sagacious of the Christian theologians, the great Athanasius himself, has candidly confessed, that whenever he forced his understanding to meditate...he of expressing his thoughts. In every step of the enquiry, we are compelled to feel and acknowledge the immeasurable disproportion between the size of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1880 - 630 pagina’s
...sagacious of the Christian theologians ihe great Athanasius himself, has candidly confessed,32 thai whenever he forced his understanding to meditate on...divinity of the Logos, his toilsome and unavailing effort* recoiled on themselves ; that the more he thought, the leas h« comprehended ; and the more... | |
 | Thomas William Doane - 1882 - 648 pagina’s
...confessed that whenever he forced his understanding to > Draper : Religion and Science, pp. 68, fit. meditate on the divinity of the Logos, his toilsome...comprehended; and the more he wrote the less capable was he of enspressing his thoughts.' We see, then, that this great question was settled, not by the consent of... | |
 | Thomas William Doane - 1883 - 754 pagina’s
...confessed that whenever he forced his understanding to > Draper : Religion and Science, pp. S3, 54. meditate on the divinity of the Logos, his toilsome...the less capable was he of expressing his thoughts* We see, then, that this great question was settled, not by the consent of all members of the council,... | |
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Athanasius himself, has candidly confessed that, whenever he forced his understanding to meditate on the divinity of the Logos, his toilsome and unavailing efforts recoiled on themselves; that the more he thought, the less he comprehended; and the more... 
