 Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light, and fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of their natural faculties: revelation is natural reason enlarged by a new...  An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 273by John Locke - 1805 - 510 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Locke - 1816 - 1048 pages
...conduct. §. 4. Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light, and fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion...proofs it gives, that they come from God. So that ho that takes away reason, to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both, and does much-what... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 460 pages
...and revelation. Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal father of light, and fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion...by God immediately, which reason vouches the truth o£ by the testimony and proofs it gives, that they come from God. So that he that takes away reason,... | |
 | 1840 - 772 pages
...of Locke, that ' reason is natural revelation, wherehy the eternal Father of -light, and fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion of truth which He has laid within the reach of the intellectual faculties.' But then, we affirm that the department of truth now under consideration... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Psychology - 1821 - 348 pages
...in his view : ' Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light, and Fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion...by the testimony and proofs it gives that they come froui God. So that he who takes away reason to make way for rerelation, puts out the light of both,... | |
 | 1821 - 456 pages
...world. Locke says, ' Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light, and Fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion...laid within the reach of their natural faculties,* consequently it would be unreasonable in physiology to expect more knowledge than that which is obtained... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Human information processing - 1822 - 572 pages
...revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light, and Fountain of all knowledge, communicate» to mankind thai portion of truth which he has laid within the reach...communicated by God immediately, which reason vouches Ihe truth of, by the testimony and proof it gives that they come from God. So that he who lakes away... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 406 pages
...is natural revelation, where- „ nd by the eternal Father of light, and foun- revelation. tain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion...Vouches the truth of, by the testimony and proofs it £ives that they come from God. So that he that takes away reason, to make way for revelation, puts... | |
 | 1823 - 408 pages
...Reason," says Mr. Locke, " is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light, and Fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion...which he has laid within the reach of their natural faculties."t The common prejudice against reason in matters of faith, has arisen from not distinguishing... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 574 pages
...eternal Father of light and fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion of Truth, laid within the reach of their natural faculties :...that takes away Reason to make way for Revelation, 3x2 puts out the light of both : and does much the same, as if he would persuade a man to put out his... | |
 | John Locke - Coinage - 1824 - 510 pages
...Reason is natural revelation, where- _ , by the eternal father of light, and fountain reveiati0n. of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion...testimony and proofs it gives, that they come from Godv So that he that takes away reason^ to make way for revelation, puts out the light of ''both, and... | |
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