Henry More Quotes
Henry More was an English philosopher and one of the foremost Cambridge Platonists. A fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, for nearly half a century, he defended the immateriality of the soul, the existence of an immaterial spirit of nature pervading all space, and the harmony of philosophical reason with Christian religion. The quotes below are attributed to Henry More, organized by topic.
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Henry More on God
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“God is the omnipresent spirit, infinite in extension and intelligence.”
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“Reason is the ally, not the enemy, of true religion.”
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“The light of reason and the light of grace shine from the same source.”
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“True religion, sprung from God above, Is, like her fountain, full of charity, Embracing all things with a tender love, Full of good will and meek expectancy, Full of true justice and sure verity, In heart and voice; free, large, even infinite, Not wedged in straight peculiarity, But grasping all in her vast active spright: Bright lamp of God! that men would joy in thy pure light!”
The Immortality of the Soul (1662), Book 2, Canto 3 -
“The Immortality of the Soul (1662), Book 2, Canto 3”
True religion, sprung from God above, Is, like her fountain, full of charity, Embracing all things with a tender love, Full of good will and meek expectancy, Full of true justice and sure verity, In heart and voice; free, large, even infinite, Not wedged in straight peculiarity, But grasping all in her vast active spright: Bright lamp of God! that men would joy in thy pure light! -
“...indeed, if there were any modesty left in mankind, the histories of the Bible might abundantly assure men of the existence of angels and spirits... I look upon it as a special piece of Providence that . . . fresh examples of apparitions may awaken our benumbed and lethargic minds into an assurance that there are other intelligent beings besides those that are clothed in heavy earth or clay . . . for this evidence, showing that there are bad spirits, will necessarily open a door to the belief that there are good ones, and lastly, that there is a God.”
Quoted by H.P. Blavatsky , in Isis Unveiled: A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology, (1877)
Henry More on Happiness
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“Tell mankind Jehovah reigns; He shall bind the world in chains, So as it shall never slide, And with sacred justice guide. Let the smiling heavens rejoice, Joyful earth exalt her voice; Let the dancing billows roar, Echoes answer from the shore, Fields their flowery mantles shake; All shall in their joy partake; While the wood-musicians sing To the ever-youthful spring. Fill His courts with sacred mirth; Lo! He comes to judge the earth: Justly He the world shall sway, And His truth to men display.”
A Hymn of Praise" (1668)
Henry More on Knowledge
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“A Hymn of Praise" (1668)”
Tell mankind Jehovah reigns; He shall bind the world in chains, So as it shall never slide, And with sacred justice guide. Let the smiling heavens rejoice, Joyful earth exalt her voice; Let the dancing billows roar, Echoes answer from the shore, Fields their flowery mantles shake; All shall in their joy partake; While the wood-musicians sing To the ever-youthful spring. Fill His courts with sacred -
“...indeed, if there were any modesty left in mankind, the histories of the Bible might abundantly assure men of the existence of angels and spirits... I look upon it as a special piece of Providence that . . . fresh examples of apparitions may awaken our benumbed and lethargic minds into an assurance that there are other intelligent beings besides those that are clothed in heavy earth or clay . . ”
Quoted by H.P. Blavatsky , in Isis Unveiled: A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology, (1877)
Henry More on Mind
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“Materialism cannot account for the unity of consciousness.”
Henry More on Nature
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Attributed to Henry More:
“There is a spiritual extension that pervades all space.”