 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 páginas
...understanding. They who would prove religion by reason do but weaken the canse which they endeavour to support : it is to take away the pillars from our faith, and to prop it only with a twig ; it is to design a tower like that of Babel, which, if it were possible (as it is not) to reach Heaven, would... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 páginas
...They, who would prove religion by reason, do but weaken the cause which they endeavour to support : it is to take away the pillars from our faith, and to prop it only with a twig ; it is to design a tower, like that of Babel, which, if it were possible, as it is not, to reach heaven, would... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 páginas
...They, who would prove religion by reason, do but weaken the cause wnich they endeavour to support : it is to take away the pillars from our faith, and to prop it only with a twig ; it is to design a tower, like that of Babel, which, if it were possible, as it is not, to reach heaven, would... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 480 páginas
...They, who would prove religion by reason, do but weaken the cause which they endeavour to support : it is to take away the pillars from our faith, and to prop it only with a twig ; it is to design a tower, like that of Babel, which, if it were possible, as it is not, to reach heaven, would... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 páginas
...it is infinite ; as if infinite were definable, or infinity a fubject for our narrow underftanding. They who would prove religion by reafon, do but weaken...to fupport, it is to take away the pillars from our PREFACE. 375 faith, and to prop it only with a twig ; it is to defign a tower like that of Babel, which... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 páginas
...understanding. They who would prove religion by reason do but weaken the cause which they endeavour to support ; it is to take away the pillars from our faith, and to prop it only with a twig ; it is to design a tower like that of Babel, which, if it were possible (as it is not) to reach Heaven, would... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 páginas
...understanding. They who would prove religion by reason do but weaken the eause whieh they endeavour to supporti it is to take away the pillars from our faith, and to prop it only with a twigi it is to design a tower like that of Babel, whieh, if it were possible (as it is not) to reaeh... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 páginas
...understanding. They who would prove religion hy reason, do hut weaken the cause which they endeavour to support, it is to take away the pillars from our faith, and to prop it only with a twig ; it is to design a tower like that of Bahel, which if it were possihle, as it is not, to reach heaven, would... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 páginas
...understanding. They who would prove religion by reason, do but weaken the cause which they endeavor to support: it is to take away the pillars from our faith, and to prop it only with a twig; it is to design a tower like that of Babel, which, if it were possible, as it is not, to reach heaven, would... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 páginas
...understanding. They who would prove religion by reasoi, do but weaken the cause which they endeavor to support : it is to take away the pillars from our faith, and to prop it only wih a twig • it is to design a tower like that of Babel, which, if it were possfbl as it is not,... | |
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Babel, which if it were possible, as it is not, to reach heaven, would come to nothing by the confusion of the workmen. For every man is building a several... 
