...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...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope." — Locke's Essay, B. iv. c. 19. A passage still more explicit for my present purpose, occurs in the...

...make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, and does much the same, as if he would persuade * man to put out his eyes, the better to receive the...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope." — Locke's Essay, B. iv. c. 19. A passage still more explicit for my present purpose, ocean " " —...

...away Reason to make way for Revelation puts out 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 telescope." * This passage from Locke brought to my recollection the...

...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 Ms eyes, the better to receive the remote light of an invisible star by a telescope." — Locke's Essay,...

...that he who takes away reason, to make way for revclalion, puts out the light of both; and docs much the same, as if he would persuade a man to put out his eyes, the better to receive the light of ah invisible star by a telescope." Our senses are the inlets of all our knowledge. By them...

...that he who t;:kcs away remon, to make way for reeelatlon, puts out the light of both; and does much the same, as if he would persuade a man to put out his eyes, the hotter to receive the light of an invisible star by a telescope." Our senses are the inlets of all...

...away reason to make way for revelation, puts out 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 telescope.' We have inserted the above, chiefly for the benefit of...

...ungrounded fancies of a man's own brain, and assumes them for a foundation both of opinion and conduct. Immediate revelation being a much easier way for men...opinions, and regulate their conduct, than the tedious labor of strict reasoning, it is no wonder that some have been very apt to pretend to it, especially...

...ungrounded fancies of a man's own brain, and assumes them for a foundation both of opinion and conduct. Immediate revelation being a much easier way for men...opinions, and regulate their conduct, than the tedious labor of strict reasoning, it is no wonder that some have been very apt to pretend to it, especially...

...that takes away Reason to make way for Revelation, puts out the light of both ; and does much about the same as if he would persuade a man to put out...remote light of an invisible star by a telescope."— (Human Understanding, iv. 19,4.) plation of nature when they would exalt the Deity by a description...