 | 1842 - 1124 страница
...that those who are not reformed, will transmigrate to all eternity. FRANCIS BACON, ON SUPERSTITION. It were better to have no opinion of God at all than...opinion as is unworthy of him ; for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely ; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saiih well... | |
 | Henry Mead - 1846 - 254 страница
...the mere sense of taxation and keeping quiet, a small, almost a pitiful one. BACON ON SUPERSTITION. IT were better to have no opinion of God at all than...opinion as is unworthy of him ; for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely ; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 страница
...collection of 1612, is entitled ' Of Superstition.' Its leading idea is stated in the commencement : — It were better to have no opinion of God at all, than...opinion as is unworthy of him ; for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely ; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 страница
...blood ; NOTES. Ver. 257. Gods partial, changeful,] " It were better," says Bacon, in his 1 7th Essay, " to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of Him ; for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely : and certainly Superstition is the reproach of the Deity. And as the contumely... | |
 | John Gideon Millingen - 1848 - 496 страница
...one who is cruel and vindictive. The following are the words of our great philosopher — " It was better to have no opinion of God at all, than such...opinion as is unworthy of him : for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely ; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well... | |
 | 1848 - 460 страница
...perverting true doctrines. Lord Bacon has the following just ohservations on this suhject: " It is hetter to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him; for the one is unhelief, the other is contumely; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch... | |
 | 1849 - 214 страница
...that those who are not reformed, will transmigrate to all eternity. FRANCIS BACON, ON SUPERSTITION. It were better to have no opinion of God at all than...opinion as is unworthy of him; for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely ; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well... | |
 | Rufus Blakeman - 1849 - 264 страница
...ESSAY CREDULITY AND SUPERSTITION; AND ALSO ON ANIMAL FASCINATION, OR CHARMING. BY RUFUS BLAKEMAN, MD " It were better to have no opinion of God at all, than...opinion as is unworthy of Him ; for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely." LORD BACON. S ^ NEW YORK : D. APPLETON & CO., BROADWAY. NEW HAVEN, 8. BABCOCK.... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 страница
...omnia regi, gubernarique per speximus, omnes gentes nationc&que superavmus." OF SUPERSTITION. lT*were better to have no opinion of God at all than such...opinion as is unworthy of him ; for the one is unbelief, xhe other is contumely ; and certainly superstition 'is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 страница
...omnia régi, gubernarique perspeximus omnes, gentes nationesque superavimus." XVII. OF SUPERSTITION. ods. For as unneHSf, the other is contumely ; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch... | |
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It were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an Opinion as is unworthy of him : for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely : and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well to that purpose : 
