| Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...barbarous times, especially joined [7] with calamities and disasters. Superstition, without a veil, is a deformed thing ; for as it addeth deformity to...good forms and orders corrupt into a number of petty [8] observances. There is a superstition in avoiding perusal of the holy scriptures, become superstitions,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 pages
...lastly, barbarous times, especially joined with calamities and disasters. Superstition, without a veil, is a deformed thing; for as it addeth deformity to...the superstition formerly received; therefore care would3 be had that, (as it fareth in ill purgings) the good be not taken away with the bad, which commonly... | |
| 1868 - 348 pages
...lastly, barbarous times, especially joined with calamities and discontent. Superstition, without a veil, is a deformed thing ; for as it addeth deformity to...superstition, when men think to do best if they go furthest from the superstition formerly received ; therefore, care would be had that (as it fareth... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1868 - 458 pages
...lastly, Barbarous Times, Especially ioyned with Calamities and Disasters. Superstition, without a vaile, is a deformed Thing ; For, as it addeth deformity...deformed. And as wholesome Meat corrupteth to little Wormes ; So good Formes and Orders, corrupt into a Number of petty Observances. There is a Superstition,in... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1868 - 472 pages
...Religion, makes it the more deformed. And as wholesome Meat corrupteth to little Wormes; So good Formes and Orders, corrupt into a Number of petty Observances....a Superstition, in avoiding Superstition; when men thinke to doe best, if they goe furthest from the Superstition formerly received : Therefore, Care... | |
| 1871 - 636 pages
...And as to the danger of superstition, we have need to be reminded of Bacon's warning when he says, " There is a superstition in avoiding superstition, when men think to do best if they go furthest from the superstition formerly received : therefore, good care would be had that (as it fareth... | |
| Giles Badger Stebbins - 1872 - 416 pages
...lastly, barbarous times, especially joined with calamities and disasters. Superstition, without a veil, is a deformed thing ; for as it addeth deformity to...makes it the more deformed ; and as wholesome meat corrupted! to little worms, so good forms and orders corrupt into a number of petty observances. There... | |
| Giles Badger Stebbins - 1872 - 408 pages
...lastly, barbarous times, especially joined with calamities and disasters. Superstition, without a veil, is a deformed thing ; for as it addeth deformity to...makes it the more deformed ; and as wholesome meat corrupted! to little worms, so good forms and orders corrupt into a number of petty observances. There... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1872 - 602 pages
...the universal frame is without a deity. As an ape appears the more deformed for his resemblance to man, so the similitude of superstition to religion makes it the more odious. What affectation is in civil matters such is superstition in divine.' It were better to have... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1873 - 266 pages
...lastly, barbarous times, especially joined with calamities and disasters. Superstition without a veil is a deformed thing ; for, as it addeth deformity...superstition, when men think to do best if they go furthest from the superstition formerly received ; therefore care would be had,4 that (as it fareth... | |
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