 | James Henley Thornwell - 1871 - 636 Seiten
...it, the knowledge of truth which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God in the work of days was the light of sense, the last was the light of reason, and His Sabbath-work ever since... | |
 | William Graham - 1872 - 246 Seiten
...The successive stadia traversed by thought in Hegel's system are similartothoseindicated by Bacon. " The first creature of God in the works of the days...First he breathed light upon the face of the Matter, then he breathed light into the face of the Man, and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the... | |
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 456 Seiten
...the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The...since, is the illumination of his Spirit. First, he breatheth light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breatheth light into the face of man... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 700 Seiten
...created," applied both to animate and inanimate objects. Thus in the Essay "Of Truth," ante, p. 2: — The first creature of God, in the works of the days,...work, ever since, is the illumination of his spirit. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 Seiten
...is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creation of God in the work of the days, was the light of the sense; the last...Sabbath work, ever since, is the illumination of His spirits. First, He breathed light upon the face of matter or chaos; then He breathed light into the... | |
 | E S. P - 1874 - 588 Seiten
...have asked. " Yes, dear, we shall see in heaven. There shall be no night there." THE first creation of God in the works of the days was the light of the sense, the last was the light of the reason ; and His Sabbath-work ever since is the illumination of the spirit. — Bacon. IF a beam... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - 100 Seiten
...knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of truth, 29 which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, 30 in the works of the days, was the light of the sense, the last was the light of reason, and His... | |
 | Francis Andrew March - 1875 - 336 Seiten
...care of night, through the day. Worthy to be coupled with Hilary's hymn are these rhythms of Bacon : "The first creature of God in the works of the days...since is the illumination of his Spirit. First he breatheth light upon the face of matter, or chaos ; then he breatheth light into the face of man ;... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 Seiten
...knowledge of truth (which is the presence of it) and the belief of truth, 40 (which is the enjoying of it) is the sovereign good of human nature. The...illumination of his spirit. First he breathed light upon 45 the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 Seiten
...the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying d our time, during a tho light of reason ; and His sabbath work ever since is tho illumination of His spirit. First He breathed... | |
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The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light of reason; and his sabbath work, ever since, is the illumination of his Spirit. 
