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" The general and perpetual voice of men is as the sentence of God himself. For that which all men have at all times learned, Nature herself must needs have taught; and God being the author of Nature, her voice is but his instrument. "
Samuel Johnson's "general Nature": Tradition and Transition in Eighteenth ... - Page 52
by Scott D. Evans - 1999 - 168 pages
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Literary Amusements: In Verse and Prose

Daniel Webb - 1787 - 276 pages
...AS—" They faw, that to live by one Man's " will, became the caufe of all Men's mi-* "fery!" Again— " The general and perpetual Voice of Men is, " as the Sentence of God himfelf. For that which " all men have at all times learned, Nature herfelf " muft needs have taught....
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The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine Mr. Richard Hooker ...

Richard Hooker - 1793 - 528 pages
...God him- BOOK i. felf. J For that which all Men have at all times ' ~ ' learned, Nature herfelf muft needs have taught ; and God being the Author of Nature, her voice is but his inftrument. By her, from him, we receive whatfoever in fuch fort we learn. Infinite Duties there are,...
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The Works of Mr. Richard Hooker: In Eight Books : Of the Laws of ..., Volume 1

Richard Hooker, Izaak Walton - 1821 - 392 pages
...there is no more affirmed but this, " They keep either always, or for the most part, one tenure."" The general and perpetual voice of men is as the sentence...times learned, nature herself must needs have taught ; b and God being the author of nature, her voice is but his instrument. By her, from him, we receive...
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The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine

1840 - 1122 pages
...while we follow the right. And this is nothing else than that of which Hooker speaks, when he says, "The general and perpetual voice of men is as the...God being the author of Nature, her voice is but his instrument. By her from Him we receive whatsoever in such sort we learn. "|| If Hooker's testimony...
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The works of ... Richard Hooker. To which is prefixed the life of ..., Volume 1

Richard Hooker - 1822 - 376 pages
...there is no more affirmed but this, " They keep either always, or for the most part, one tenure."" The general and perpetual voice of men is as the sentence...times learned, nature herself must needs have taught; b and God being the author of nature, her voice is but his instrument. By her, from him, we receive...
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Examples of English Prose: From the Reign of Elizabeth to the Present Time ...

George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...done, there is no more affirmed but this, " They keep either always, or for the most part, one tenure." The general and perpetual voice of men is as the sentence...God being the author of Nature, her voice is but his instrument. By her, from him, we receive whatsoever in such sort we learn. Infinite duties there are,...
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The Works of Mr. Richard Hooker: With a General Index : Also, Mr. Isaac ...

Richard Hooker - 1825 - 688 pages
...there is no more affirmed but this, " They keep either always, or for the most part, one tenure."* The general and perpetual voice of men is as the sentence...times learned, Nature herself must needs have taught ;f and God being the author of Nature, her voice is but his instrument. By her, from him, we receive...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 11

1787 - 516 pages
...the fentence of God himfelf. For that which all men have at all times learned, nature herfelf muft needs have taught. And God being the author of nature, her voice is but his instrument." He rifes in beauty, but never fteps out of nature. " Of hw there cart be no lefs acknowledged,...
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The Ecclesiastical polity and other works of Richard Hooker: with ..., Volume 1

Richard Hooker - 1830 - 550 pages
...there is no more affirmed but this, " They keep either always, or for the most part, one tenure."t The general and perpetual voice of men is as the sentence...times learned, Nature herself must needs have taught; J and God being the author • [" The Church of England professeth, That good Works, the fruits of...
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The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker ..., Volume 1

Richard Hooker, Izaak Walton - 1841 - 624 pages
...there is no more affirmed but this, " They keep either always or for the most_ " part one tenure79." The general and perpetual voice of men is as the sentence...all times learned, Nature herself must needs have taughts0 ; and God being the author of Nature, her [ voice is but his instrument. By her from Him we...
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