 | Ralph Cudworth, Thomas Birch - 1829 - 544 sider
...Again, " Whatsoever we imagine is finite, and therefore thereis no conception or idea of that which we call infinite. No man can have, in his mind an image of infinite time, or of infinite power. Wherefore the name of God is used not to make us conceive him, but only... | |
 | Paul Henri Thiry Holbach (baron d') - 1834 - 340 sider
...says : " whatsoever we imagine, is finite. Therefore, there is no idea, or conception of any thiug we call infinite. No man can have in his mind an image of infinite magnitude ; nor conceive infmite swiftness, infinite time, or infimte force, or infinite power. When we sav any thing is infinite,... | |
 | Paul Henri Thiry Holbach (baron d') - 1835 - 378 sider
...comprehend, because he is himself finite.* * Hobbes, in his Leviathan, says : "Whatsoever we imagine, is finite. Therefore there is no idea, or conception...magnitude, nor conceive infinite swiftness, infinite time, infinite force, or infinite power. When we say any thing is infinite, we signify only, that we are... | |
 | Charles Richardson - 1836 - 136 sider
...Vision, v. 8294. Whatsoever we imagine is finite; therefore there ia no idea or conception of anything we call infinite. No man can have in his mind an image...infinite time, or infinite force, or infinite power. — ffvobes. Leviathan, pt. ic 3. IN-FIRM, v. Socratee (professed) to affirme nothing, bnt to infirme... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1836 - 372 sider
...important, and has laid the foundation of too many speculations, to bo passed over. " Whatsoever we imagine is finite. Therefore there is no idea, or conception...thing we call infinite. No man can have in his mind an imago of infinite magnitude ; nor conceive infinite swiftness, infinite time, or infinito force, or... | |
 | Paul Henri Thiry Holbach (baron d') - 1836 - 380 sider
...comprehend, because he is himself finite.* * Hobbes, in his Leviathan, says : "Whatsoever we imagine, is finite. Therefore there is no idea, or conception of any thing we call nfinite. No man can have in his mind an image of infinite magnitude, nor conceive infinite swiftness,... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 766 sider
...improved to such a height, as to distinguish men from all other living creatures. Whatsoever we imagine is finite. Therefore there is no idea, or conception...call infinite. No man can have in his mind an image infinite. of infinite magnitude ; nor conceive infinite swiftness, infinite time, or infinite force,... | |
 | 1842 - 420 sider
...— no man can have iu his mind an image of infinite magnitude, nor conceive infinite swift, ness, infinite time, or infinite force, or infinite power. When we say any thing is infinit , we signify only that we are not able to conceive the ends and bounds of the thing named ;... | |
 | Ralph Cudworth - 1845 - 678 sider
...thing itself, but a want of »owei m ova and therefore there is no conception or -idea of that which we call infinite. No man can have in his mind an image of infinite time, or of infinite power. Wherefore the name of God ia used not to make us conceive him, but only... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1854 - 620 sider
...preceded. " Whatsoever we imagine is finite ; therefore there is no idea or conception of anything we call infinite. No man can have in his mind an image...or infinite force, or infinite power. When we say anything is infinite, we signify only that we are not able to conceive the ends and bounds of the things... | |
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finite.' Therefore there is no idea or conception of any thing we call ' infinite.' No man can have in his mind an image of infinite magnitude, nor conceive infinite swiftness, infinite time, or infinite force, or infinite power. When we say... 
