Sees but a part o' the chain, the nearest link : His eyes not carrying to the equal beam, That poises all above ; " and from the attributes of God, His infinite wisdom, goodness and power, concluded that nothing could possibly be wrong in the world, and... Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin - Seite 23von Benjamin Franklin - 1859Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 Seiten
...beam, That poises all above ; " and which, from the attributes of God, his infinite wisdom, goodness and power, concluded that nothing could possibly be...once thought it; and I doubted whether some error * A copy of this, long supposed to be out of existence, has been recently found in England. It is an... | |
| Theodore Alois Buckley - 1853 - 446 Seiten
...beam, That poises all above;" and which, from the attributes of G-od, his infinite wisdom, goodness, power, concluded that nothing could possibly be wrong...empty distinctions, no such things existing, appeared not now so clever a performance as I once thought it ; and I doubted whether some error had not insinuated... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 Seiten
...beam, That poises all above;" and which from the attributes of God, his infinite wisdom, goodness, and power, concluded that nothing could possibly be...reasonings. I grew convinced, that truth, sincerity, and ^n' tegrity, in dealings between man and man, were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 522 Seiten
...beam, That poises all above ; " and which, from the attributes of God, his infinite wisdom, goodness and" power, concluded that nothing could possibly...so clever a performance as I once thought it ; and 1 doubted whether some error * A copy of this, long supposed to be out of existence, has been recently... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1856 - 654 Seiten
...must be disposed, and infinitely powerful, he must be able, to execute it. Consequently all is right. thought it ; and I doubted whether some error had...reasonings. I grew convinced, that truth, sincerity, and integrity, in dealings between man and man, were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life;... | |
| William Lucas Sargant - 1857 - 514 Seiten
...Whatever is, is right," &c. ; " and which from the attributes of God, his infinite wisdom, goodness, and power, concluded that nothing could possibly be...were empty distinctions, no such things existing." Afterwards he wrote a pamphlet on the other side of the question, but " The great uncertainty I found... | |
| 1862 - 448 Seiten
...Friend." "Its object was to prove from the attributes of God, his infinite wisdom, goodness, and power, that nothing could possibly be wrong in the world...were empty distinctions; no such things existing," &c. He gave away a few copies, but afterwards, dissatisfied with the production, he burned the remainder,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 Seiten
...beam, That poises all above ; " and which, from the attributes of God, his infinite wisdom, good ness and power, concluded that nothing could possibly be...once thought it ; and I doubted whether some error * A copy of this, long supposed to be out of existence, has been recently found in England. It is an... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 Seiten
...equal beam, That poises all above ;" and from the attributes of God, his infinite wisdom, goodness and power, concluded that nothing could possibly be...and virtue were empty distinctions, no such things exist* Printed in 1725. Dr. Franklin in a part of a letter to Mr. B. Vaughan, dated Nov. 9, 1779, gives... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 434 Seiten
...me, and I quitted that kind of reading and study for others more satisfactory."—II. ing, appear'd now not so clever a performance as I once thought...doubted whether some error had not insinuated itself unperceiv'd into my argument, so as to infect all that follow'd, as is common in metaphysical reasonings.... | |
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