 I think there is one unerring mark of it, viz. the not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance, than the proofs it is built upon will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this measure of assent, it is plain, receives not truth in the love of it ;...  An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine - Page 326by John Henry Newman - 1846 - 453 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...is this one unerring Mark of it, w'z.. The not entertaining any Proposition with greater Affurance, than the. Proofs it is built upon will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this meafure of Aflent, 'tis plain receives not Truth in the love of it ; loves not Truth for Truth-fake,... | |
 | John Wynne - Knowledge, Theory of - 1752 - 280 pages
...there is this one unerring mark of it, viz. The not entertaining any Propofition with greater aflurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this meafure of AfTent, 'tis plain receives not Truth in the Love of it. For the evidence that any Propofition... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 554 pages
...there is one unerring mark of it, viz. the not entertaining any propofition with greater aflurance, than the proofs it is built upon will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this meafure of afient, it is plain, receives not truth in the love of it} loves not truth for truth-fake,... | |
 | J. JOHNSON - 1801 - 374 pages
...they are so. How a man may know whether he be so in earnest, is worth inquiry: and I think there is one unerring mark of it, viz. the not entertaining...plain, receives not truth in the love of it; loves not trjith'fbr truth-sake, but for some other bye-end. For the evidence that any proposition is true,(except... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...thc'e is this one unerring mark of it, viz. the not entertaining any propofition with greater afTunmce, than the proofs it is built upon will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this menfure of aflent, it is plain receives not truth in ihe love of it, loves not truth for truth-fake,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 334 pages
...is -this one unerring mark of it, vix. the not entertaining any propofitioa with greater afiurance, than the proofs it is built upon will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this meafure of aflent, it is plain receives not. truth in the love of it, loves not truth for truth- fake,... | |
 | 1870 - 624 pages
...amongst those who persuade themselves that they are so. How a man may know, whether he be wo, in earnest, is worth inquiry ; and I think there is this one unerring...with greater assurance than the proofs it is built on will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this measure of aseent, it is plain, r' • truth in the love... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 508 pages
...they are so. How a man may know whether he be so in earnest, is worth inquiry : and I think there is one unerring mark of it, viz. the not entertaining...receives not truth in the love of it; loves not truth for truth- sake, but for some other bye-end. For the evidence that any proposition is true (except such... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1808 - 346 pages
...persuasions, few love Truth for Truth's sake. • A certain mark of a man's earnestly loving it, is his not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance, than the proofs it is built on will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this measure of assent loves it for some bye end ; for it must... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1813 - 448 pages
...amongst these who persuade themselves that they are so. How a man may know whether he be so in earnest, is worth inquiry : and I think there is this one unerring...not truth in the love of it ; loves not truth for truthsake, but for some other by-end. For the evidence that any proposition is true (except such as... | |
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