Advancement of LearningP.F. Collier and Son, 1901 - 431 sider |
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Side 10
... determination of the matter his mind had embraced , as well as some mark of his sincere and earnest affection to promote the happiness of mankind . - AUTHOR'S PREFACE Of the state of learning - That 10 THE GREAT INSTAURATION.
... determination of the matter his mind had embraced , as well as some mark of his sincere and earnest affection to promote the happiness of mankind . - AUTHOR'S PREFACE Of the state of learning - That 10 THE GREAT INSTAURATION.
Side 11
... mankind . But as a false imagination of plenty is among the principal causes of want , and as too great a confidence in things pres- ent leads to a neglect of the future , it is necessary we should here admonish mankind that they do not ...
... mankind . But as a false imagination of plenty is among the principal causes of want , and as too great a confidence in things pres- ent leads to a neglect of the future , it is necessary we should here admonish mankind that they do not ...
Side 17
... mankind . But as these great things are not at our disposal , we here , at the entrance of our work , with the utmost humility and fervency , put forth our prayers to God , that remember- ing the miseries of mankind , and the pilgrimage ...
... mankind . But as these great things are not at our disposal , we here , at the entrance of our work , with the utmost humility and fervency , put forth our prayers to God , that remember- ing the miseries of mankind , and the pilgrimage ...
Side 18
... philosophical inquiries . 774 In the next place , we advise all mankind to think of the true ends of knowledge , and that they endeavor not after 4 Prov . xxv . 2 . it for curiosity , contention , or the sake of 18 THE GREAT INSTAURATION.
... philosophical inquiries . 774 In the next place , we advise all mankind to think of the true ends of knowledge , and that they endeavor not after 4 Prov . xxv . 2 . it for curiosity , contention , or the sake of 18 THE GREAT INSTAURATION.
Side 19
... mankind to consider how far they have a right to judge our performance , upon the foundations here laid down : for we reject all that knowledge which is too hastily abstracted from things , as vague , disorderly , and ill - formed ; and ...
... mankind to consider how far they have a right to judge our performance , upon the foundations here laid down : for we reject all that knowledge which is too hastily abstracted from things , as vague , disorderly , and ill - formed ; and ...
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