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" God, or melior natura ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence of a better nature than his own, could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and... "
The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 78
by Francis Bacon - 1815
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Beauties of Sacred Literature: A Compendium of Christian Doctrine, Faith ...

1864 - 704 pages
...assureth himself upon divine protection and favors, gathereth a force and faith which human nature of itself could not obtain : therefore as atheism is...respects hateful, so in this — that it depriveth hitman nature of the means to exalt itself above human frailty. Sin and Sins. THOUGH you may know abundance...
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The British Poets, Volume 4

1865 - 392 pages
...could never attain. So Man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith which human Nature in itself could not obtain." LORD BACON. CANTO FIRST. FKOM Bolton's old monastic tower The bells ring loud with gladsome power ;...
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The Sunday Magazine

Thomas Guthrie - 1865 - 976 pages
...could never attain. So man, when he resteth mil assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith which human nature in itself could not attain ; therefore, as atheism is in all respects hateful, so iu this, that it depriveth human nature...
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The Church and the world, on questions of the day, essays by various writers ...

Church - 1866 - 568 pages
...could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith, which human nature in itself could not obtain." (Bacon's Essay on Atheism.) But human i attire can never love and rest in a GOD Who is merely a scientific...
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The Church and the World: Essays on Questions of the Day

Orby Shipley - 1866 - 576 pages
...could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith, which human nature in itself could not obtain." (Bacon's Esxuy on Atheism.) But human i ature can never love and rest in a GOD Who is merely a scientific...
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Lord Bacon's Essays: With a Sketch of His Life and Character, Reviews of His ...

Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...never attain. So man, when he [12] resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith, which human nature in...As it is in particular persons, so it is in nations ; [13] never was there such a state for magnanimity as Rome ; of this state hear what Cicero saith...
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Friends' Quarterly Examiner, Volume 1

1867 - 624 pages
...could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith which human nature in...of the means to exalt itself above human frailty." Arthur. Well and truly spoken, Verulam. And surely with not less truth and with a more wonderful prescience...
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History of English Literature ...

W. Spalding - 1867 - 446 pages
...could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour gathereth a force and faith, which human nature in...Atheism' is in all respects hateful, so in this, that it dcpriveth human nature of the means to exalt itself above human frailty. on its being discovered that...
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Guesses at Truth

Julius Charles Hare, Augustus William Hare - 1867 - 656 pages
...could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith, which human nature in...Therefore, as atheism is in all respects hateful, so it is especially in this, that it destroys magnanimity, and depriveth human nature of the means to...
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Re-statements of Christian Doctrine: In Twenty-five Sermons

Henry Whitney Bellows - 1867 - 456 pages
...gathereth a force and faith which human nature .in itself could not obtain : therefore, as atheism in in all respects hateful, so in this, that it depriveth...of the means to exalt itself above human frailty." — Bacons Essays, vol. ip 274. which are the beauty, aye, and the strength of our nature ? The greatest...
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