 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...greater towards God, fo the Danger is greater towards Men. Atheifm leavesamantoSenfe, to Philofophy, to Natural Piety, to Laws, to Reputation •, all which may be guides to an outward Moral Vertue, though Religion were not ', But Superftitim difmounts all thefe, and crecteth an abfolute Monarchy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 384 pages
...greater towards God, fo the danger is greater towards men. Atheifm leaves a man to fenfe, to philofophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which...outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but fuperftition difmounts all thefe, and erefteth an abfolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore... | |
 | 1817 - 628 pages
...other is contumely : And certainly superstition is the reproaching of Deity. — Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation : All which may be guides unto virtue, though religion were not. — But superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...greater towards God, fo the danger is greater towards men. Atheifm leaves a man to fenfc, to philofophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which...outward moral virtue, though religion were not : but Superftition diffnounts all thefe, and erecteth an abfolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...greater towards God, fo the danger is greater towards men. Atheifm leaves a man to fenfe, to philofophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which...outward moral virtue, though religion were not : but Superftition difmounts all thefe, and erccteth an abfolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 414 pages
...addresses himself very strenuously, to make out this important point. " Atheism (saith his lordship) did never perturb "States; for it makes men wary of themselves, "as looking no farther: And we see, the times i; ettevotf /WITS ertftm 'e'Xftv Stuv, (UflTs Qxflatrtcai, /Mire IfOftav,... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 416 pages
...addresses himself very strenuously, to make out this important point. " Atheism (saith his lordship) did never perturb " States ; for it makes men wary of themselves, ".as looking no farther: And we see, the times * — OVK afts.vav xv w TaJwreu; enetvut y£ Sw9«i; ryxafaTtxj i-re... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater towards men. Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws,...for it makes men wary of themselves, as looking no farther, and we see the times inclined to atheism, (as the time of Augustus Caesar,) were civil times:... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater towards men. Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws,...atheism did never perturb states ; for it makes men weary of themselves, as looking no farther, and we see the times inclined to atheism, (as the time... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater towards men. Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws,...were not : but Superstition dismounts all these, and erectcth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore Atheism did never perturb states ; for... | |
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eat his children as soon as they were born ; as the " poets speak of Saturn." And as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater towards men. Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ;... 
