...humble fpeculations have another Method, and are content to trace and difcover thofe expreffions hee hath left in his creatures, and the obvious effects of nature ; there is no danger to profound thefe myfteries, no Sanftum fanftorum in Philofophy : The world was made to be inhabited by beafts,...

...rundles to mount the pinnacles and highest pieces of divinity." In the same strain he says again : — " The world was made to be inhabited by beasts, but...contemplated by man ; 'tis the debt of our reason we owe to God, and the homage we pay for not being beasts." But we cannot give all that Sir Thomas believes...

...actions springing from his power, at the first touch of his will. These are Contemplations Metaphysical: my humble speculations have another Method, and are...inhabited by Beasts; but studied and contemplated byMan: 'tis the Debt of our Reason we owe unto God, andlhe homage we pay for not being Beasts; without...

...mystical flights that he comes for awhile to solid ground. "These are contemplations metaphysical: my humble speculations have another method, and are...those expressions he hath left in his creatures, and Jhe obvious effects of nature. There is no danger to profound these mysteries, no sanctum sanctorum...

...springing from his power at the first touch of 13 his will. These are Contemplations Metaphysical : my humble speculations have another Method, and are...there is no danger to profound these mysteries, no snnrtusn sanctorum in Philosophy : the World was made to be inhabited by Beasts, but studied and contemplated...

...which took but six days to make, is like to take six thousand to make out. Sir Thomas Browne, C, 62. THE world was made to be inhabited by Beasts, but studied and contemplated by man. Ibid., R, 25. 'Tis wondrous to contemplate the world emptied of all intelligence. Bishop Berkeley,...

...mystical flights does he come for a while to solid ground. "These are contemplations metaphysical: my humble speculations have another method, and are...these mysteries, no sanctum sanctorum in philosophy." But we notice at once that he fixes the end of knowledge in true medieval fashion: "The world was made...

...great achievements is apt to blind us to. " There is no sanctum sanctorum in philosophy," he says, "the world was made to be inhabited by beasts, but...debt of our reason we owe unto God, and the homage that we pay for not being beasts. The wisdom of God receives small honour from those vulgar heads that...

..."Contemplations Metaphysicall" cannot lead us to an apprehension of God, he recommends an alternative route: my humble speculations have another Method, and are content to trace and discover those expressions hee hath left in his creatures, and the obvious effects of nature; there is no danger to profound these...

...to each other and to the whole, with the exception of one creature: himself, standing at the center. "The World was made to be inhabited by Beasts, but studied and contemplated by Man." 15 Monsters serving as amusing decorations and grotesques became garden ornaments in the late-Renaissance...