They that deny a God destroy a man's nobility, for certainly man is of a kin to the beasts by his body; and if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature.

Francis Bacon

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God and man Man and animals Human nature

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Of Atheism Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Philosopher Politician Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Of Atheism." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Atheism." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Nature to be commanded must be obeyed.

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Source
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Time
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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. Novum Organum. London: John Beale, 1620, bk. 1, no. 3.

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Bacon, Francis. The New Organon. Translated by Michael Silverthorne. Cambridge UP, 2000, bk. 1, no. 3.

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For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Apostle Paul

Acts 17:28

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Source
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Genre
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Greek
Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 17:28).

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How apt the poor are to be proud!

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

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Olivia

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William Shakespeare
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Twelfth Night, Or What You Will
Medium
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Genre
Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1602 1600s 17th century
Era
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Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 1.