 Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not: but superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds...  Science, Myth Or Magic?: A Struggle for Existence - Page 10by Samuel Anthony Barnett - 2000 - 210 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | 1817 - 628 pages
...but non-belief : The 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...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; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not; but superstition dismounts... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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 ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but superstition dismounts... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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 ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not : but Superstition dismounts... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...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 ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not : but Superstition dismounts... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...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; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not: but superstition dismounts... | |
 | Free thought - 1819 - 654 pages
...fears none confounds a man like religious tear.'1 My Lord Bacon is of the same opinion ; he says, " Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not : but superstition dismounts... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...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: all which may be guides to an outward nioral Tirtue, though religion were not; but superstition dismounts... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...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 : all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but superstition dismounts... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 pages
...reproach of the Deity. 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 ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but superstition dismounts... | |
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