 | English literature - 1874 - 274 pagina’s
...able to conceive the ends and bounds of the things named; having no conception of the thing, but only of our own inability. And therefore the name of God...that we may honour Him. Also, because, whatsoever, as I said before, we conceive, has been perceived first by sense either all at once, or by parts; a... | |
 | Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1876 - 596 pagina’s
...anything is infinite, we signify only that we are not able to conceive the ends and bounds of the things named ; having no conception of the thing, but of...incomprehensible, and his greatness and power are unconceivable, but that we may honour him." — 'Leviathan,' part i., ch. iii A few more sentences... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1880 - 472 pagina’s
...not able to conceive the ends and bounds of the things named ; having no conception of the tiiing, but of our own inability. And therefore the name of...greatness and power are inconceivable, — but that we may honor him. Also because whatsoever, as I said before, we conceive, has been perceived first by sense,... | |
 | David Masson - 1880 - 880 pagina’s
...practically, God is a name among men for the largest possible amount of the inconceivable. " The " name God is used, not to make us conceive him, for he is...incomprehensible, and his greatness and power are incon" ceivable, but that we may honour him." Again, " By the " visible things in this world and their... | |
 | George Henry Lewes - 1881 - 868 pagina’s
...him, for he is incomprehensible, and his greatness and power are inconceivable, but that we may honor him. Also, because whatsoever we conceive has been perceived first by sense, either all at once or by parts, a man can have no thought representing any thing not subject to Sense." This... | |
 | Friedrich Max Müller - 1882 - 444 pagina’s
...anything is infinite, we signify only, that we are not able to conceive the ends and bounds of the things named; having no conception of the thing, but of our...to make us conceive him, for he is incomprehensible ; but that we may honour him. Also because, whatsoever, as I said before, we conceive, has been perceived... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1886 - 328 pagina’s
...thing is infinite, we signify only that we are not able to conceive the ends, and bounds of the things named ; having no conception of the thing, but of...of God is used, not to make us conceive him, for he ü incomprehensible ; and his greatness, and power are unconceivable ; but that we may honour him.... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1889 - 932 pagina’s
...thing is infinite, we signify only that we are not able to conceive the ends, and bounds of the things named ; having no conception of the thing, but of...incomprehensible ; and his greatness, and power are unconceivable ; but that we may honour him. Also because, whatsoever, as I said before, we conceive,... | |
 | John Rickaby - 1890 - 424 pagina’s
...to conceive the ends or bounds of the things named ; having no conception of the thing, but of our inability. And, therefore, the name of God is used,...to make us conceive Him, for He is incomprehensible ; but that we may honour Him. Also because whatsoever we conceive has been perceived first by sense,... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1898 - 408 pagina’s
...thing is infinite, we signify only, that we are not able to conceive the ends, and bounds of the things named ; having no conception of the thing, but of...incomprehensible ; and his greatness, and power are unconceivable ; but that we may honour him. Also because, whatsoever, as I said before, we conceive,... | |
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And therefore the name of God is used, not to make us conceive him, for he is incomprehensible and his greatness and power are inconceivable, but that we may honour him. 
