 Revelation is natural reason enlarged by a new set of discoveries communicated by God immediately, which reason vouches the truth of, by the testimony and proofs it gives, that they come from God. So that he that takes away reason, to make way for revelation,...  Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Seite 8von Dugald Stewart - 1814Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Attwell - 1870 - 314 Seiten
...He that takes away reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, and does much-what the same as if he would persuade a man to put out...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope. Locke. " PROSTRATE THE UNDERSTANDING." "Prostrate the Understanding" to discern Truth, and we may as... | |
 | Luther Tracy Townsend - 1871 - 254 Seiten
...who would take away reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, as if we should persuade a man to put out his eyes the better to receive the remote light of an invisible star by .1 telescope.' (Hum. Underst. iv. 19, 4.") And Tillotson, in his great sermon preached before the king... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1872 - 478 Seiten
...that takes away Beason to make way for Revelation puts out the light of both ; and does much about the same as if he would persuade a man to put out...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope."— Human Understanding, iv. 19, 4. under a former head, it is only to be presented here in close connexion... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1872 - 476 Seiten
...that takes away Reason to make way for Revelation puts out the light of both ; and does much about the same as if he would persuade a man to put out...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope."— Human Understanding, iv. 19, 4. under a former head, it is only to be presented here in close connexion... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1872 - 476 Seiten
...that takes away Reason to make way for Revelation puts out the light of both ; and does much about the same as if he would persuade a man to put out...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope." — Human Understanding, iv. 19, 4. under a former head, it is only to be presented here in close connexion... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1872 - 384 Seiten
...he that takes away Reason to make way for Revelation puts out the light of both, and docs much-what the same as if he would persuade a man to put out...his eyes the better to receive the remote, light of au invisible star by a telescope."— LOCKE, Essay, Book IV. Chap. lix. § 4. BOOK II. THE RELATION... | |
 | Hudson Tuttle - 1872 - 184 Seiten
...reason to make way for revelation puts out the light of both, and does much the same as if he should persuade a man to put out his eyes the better to receive the remote light of an invisible star by a telescope.—LOCKE. If religion be devotion to and awe of personified life and intelligence, it is... | |
 | David Kay - 1873 - 242 Seiten
...before the throne in the clearest, purest, mildest light of reason." — (HORACE BUSHNELL.) 4 " He that takes away reason to make way for revelation puts...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope." When God "illumines the mind with supernatural light, he does not extinguish that which is natural.... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1873 - 320 Seiten
...he that takes away Reason to make way for Revelation puts out the light of both, and does much-what the same as if he would persuade a man to put out...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope." — LOCKE, Essay, Book IV. Chap. xix. § 4. BOOK II. ri)C ItrhU'mi of Jljr iU-tigiuuij ^nilimn1t to... | |
 | Hudson Tuttle - 1878 - 154 Seiten
...reason to make way for revelation puts out the light of both, aud does much the same as if he should persuade a man to put out his eyes the better to receive...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope.— Locke. If religion be devotion to and awe of personified life and intelligence, it is possessed by... | |
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