 | 1873 - 536 sivua
...regretted of being a ' " Christian on his deathbed. — HANNAH MORB. He who takes away reason to exalt revelation puts out the light of both, and does much the same as to persuade a man to put out his eyes, the better to receive the light of an invisible star by a telescope.... | |
 | Henri Édouard Schedel - 1858 - 508 sivua
...new set of discoveries communicated by God ; Locke proceeds with the same simile, " so that he that takes away reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, and does much what the same, as if he would persuade a man to put out his eyes, the better to receive the remote... | |
 | 1858 - 1094 sivua
...reaches the truth of, by the testimony and proofs it gives that they come from God. So that he that takes away reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, and does muchwhat the same as if he would persuade a man to put out his vengeful God, a Devil absolutely evil,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1858 - 588 sivua
...zeal, thongh a sweet Christian grace. la exeeedinglr apt to sour. IÍEASON Airo REVELATION. — He that takes away reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, and is as If he would persuade a man to put out his eyes the better to receive the remote light of an invisible... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1859 - 444 sivua
...argument. " He," says Locke, who has forcibly and concisely expressed their common sentiments, " He that takes away Reason to make way for Revelation puts...the light of both, and does much the same as if we would persuade a man to put out his eyes, the better to receive the light of an invisible star by a... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1859 - 508 sivua
...vouches the truth of, by the testimony and proofs it gives that they come from God. So that he who takes away reason to make way for revelation, puts...out the light of both, and does much the same as if he would persuade a man to put out his eyes, the better to receive the remote light of an invisible... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - 1860 - 506 sivua
...vouches the truth of, by the testimony and proofs it gives, that they come from God. So that he, that takes away reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, and does much-what the same as if he would persuade a man to put out his eyes the better to receive the remote... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - 1860 - 504 sivua
...truth of, hy the testimony and proofs it gives, that they come from God. So that he, that takes awav reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, and does much-what the same as if he would persuade a man to put out his eyes the better to receive the remote... | |
 | Alexander Alison - 1860 - 476 sivua
...pfuenomenis di-sserere ad philosophiam naturalem pertinet.' Locke declares ' that he who would take away reason to make way for revelation puts out the light of both ; as if we should persuade a man to put out his eyes, the better to receive the remote light of an... | |
 | 1860 - 306 sivua
...philosophiam naturalem pertinet.' ( Principle*, Schol. Gen.) Locke declares ' that he who would take away reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, as if we should persuade a man to put out his eyes the better to receive the remote light of an invisible... | |
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Revelation is natural reason enlarged by a new set of discoveries communicated by God immediately, which reason vouches the truth of, by the testimony and proofs it gives, that they come from God. So that he that takes away reason, to make way for revelation,... 
