 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. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter or chaos; then he...  The Works of Francis Bacon - Página 3de Francis Bacon - 1815Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 páginas
...the face of the matter or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man; and still he breathcth and inspireth light into the face of his chosen. The...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea : a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 páginas
...But of knowledge there is no satiety, but satisfaction and appetite are perpetually interchangeable. The poet that beautified the sect, that was otherwise...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea : a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 páginas
...illumination of his Spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...and inspireth light into the face of his chosen. The poet2 that beautified the sect,s that was otherwise i nferior to the rest, saith yet excellently well... | |
 | 1867 - 396 páginas
...always clear and serene), and to see the errors and wanderings and mists and temand philosopher, saith, "It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore and to see ships tossed upon the sea : a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle and the •... | |
 | Robert Jefferson Breckinridge - 1842 - 78 páginas
...illumination of his Spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face of the matter or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...and inspireth light into the face of his chosen." Thus, " truth," he saith, " which only doth judge itself, teacheth, that the inquiry of truth which... | |
 | 1861 - 1148 páginas
...illumination of his spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos, then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the face of his chosen."f How long this sabbath shall contimie, who can tell 3 We know not how soon the present order... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - 1843 - 352 páginas
...his Spirit. First he breatheth light on the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breatheth light on the face of man ; and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the face of his chosen." — BACON. The Sacred Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. The Scriptures contain, independently... | |
 | Christian Gleaner - 1844 - 342 páginas
...illumination of His Spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man, and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the face of his chosen." It is thus represented — and who can say unjustly ? — as one of the occupations of God. The object... | |
 | 1844 - 276 páginas
...tongue. Yet "false witness" is more often exaggeration than a direct lie. — Truth without Prejudice. IT is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 páginas
...illumination of his spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face of the matter of chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...inspireth light into the face of his chosen. The poet saith excellently well : " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the... | |
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