| Criticism - 1873 - 808 pages
...that deny a God," says Lord Bacon, "destroy man's nobility; for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body ; and if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature." He who pursues the investigation of nature with this conviction... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1873 - 266 pages
...to religion. They that deny a God destroy man's nobility : for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body ; and, if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human... | |
| Christian life - Bible - 1874 - 446 pages
...REFLECTIONS. ""THEY that deny a God destroy man's nobility ; for certainly -1 man is of kin to the beasts by his body ; and if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is an ignoble creature. — BACON. - ik not toiSr in Hjtne olitn nirs: fear tlje Emti, antt... | |
| Henry Norman Hudson - Sermons, American - 1874 - 436 pages
...disorder. * "They that deny a God destroy man's nobility: for certainly man ia of kin to the beasts by his body ; and if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human... | |
| William Jackson - 1874 - 436 pages
...trade." (e) " They that deny a God destroy man's nobility ; for certainly man is of kin to the beast by his body ; and, if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human... | |
| E S. P - 1874 - 588 pages
...that deny a God," argues Bacon, "destroy man's nobility ; for certainly man is of kin to the boasts by his body ; and if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, ho is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys, likewise, magnanimity, and the raising of human... | |
| James McCosh - Philosophy - 1875 - 76 pages
...a mind." " They that deny a God destroy man's nobility : for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body ; and, if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature." It should be noticed that in this paper, under none of... | |
| Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1876 - 660 pages
...to religion. They that deny a God destroy man's nobility ; for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body ; and, if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...religion. They that deny a God destroy man's nobility, for 75 certainly Man is of kin to the beasts by his body ; and if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human... | |
| Maxims - 1876 - 340 pages
...be no God ? They that deny a God, destroy man's nobility ; for certainly man is of kin to the beast by his body ; and if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is an ignoble creature. It is a certain maxim, that such persons as take themselves out... | |
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