 | John Feltham - 1799 - 146 pages
...to him with whom we deal, is more than to speak in good words, or in good order. VII. It were better to have no opinion of GOD at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him; for the one is unbelief ; the other is contumely; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the... | |
 | 1817 - 628 pages
...be made of the opinion of Lord Bacon, expressed in his Essay on Superstition, that ' it were better to have no opinion of God at ' all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him : For the one * is but non-belief : The other is contumely : And certainly superstition is the reproaching... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 416 pages
...remembered with infamy. *. " It were better (says BACON) to have no opinion "of God at all, than siich an opinion as is unworthy " of him. — Plutarch saith well to that purpose. Surely " (saith he) / had rather a great deal 'men should say. "' thtre was no such man as Plutarch, than... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...numine omnia regi, gubernarique perspeximus, omnes gentes nationesque superavimus." OF IT were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him; for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely: and certainly superstition is the reproach of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...gubernari" que perspeximus, omnes gentes naticnesque " superavimus." OF SUPERSTITION. IT were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him ; for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...the immortal Gods, we have conquered all people and all nations." <Df S-upcnstition. IT were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him : for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely ; and certainly Superstition is the reproach of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...the immortal Gods, we have conquered all people and all nations." ©f Super0tition. AT were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him : for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely ; and certainly Superstition is the reproach of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...gubernarique perspeximus, omnes gentes nationesque superavimus. XVII. OF SUPERSTITION. IT were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him : for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely: and certainly superstition is the reproach of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...gubernarique perspeximus, omnes gentes nationesque superavimus." XVIII. OF SUPERSTITION. IT were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him; for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely: and certainly superstition is the reproach of the... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1821 - 558 pages
...reader must already have recollected and coincided in the opinion of Lord Bacon, that, "it were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such " an opinion as is unworthy of him ; for the one is unbelief, '< the other is contumely; and certainly superstition is the " reproach... | |
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It were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an Opinion as is unworthy of him : for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely : and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well to that purpose : 
