"He that made use of the candle of the Lord, so far as to find what was his duty, could not miss to find also the way to reconciliation and forgiveness, when he failed of his duty: though, if he used not his reason this way, if he put out or neglected this light, he might, perhaps see neither."
— Locke, John (1632-1704)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil
Date
1695
Metaphor
"He that made use of the candle of the Lord, so far as to find what was his duty, could not miss to find also the way to reconciliation and forgiveness, when he failed of his duty: though, if he used not his reason this way, if he put out or neglected this light, he might, perhaps see neither."
Metaphor in Context
He that made use of the candle of the Lord, so far as to find what was his duty, could not miss to find also the way to reconciliation and forgiveness, when he failed of his duty: though, if he used not his reason this way, if he put out or neglected this light, he might, perhaps see neither.
Categories
Provenance
Reading S. H. Clark's "Locke and Metaphor Reconsidered" in JHI . 59:2 (1998) p. 260.
Citation
The Reasonableness of Christianity As Delivered in the Scriptures (London: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil, 1695). <Link to EEBO-TCP>
Date of Entry
03/21/2005
Date of Review
04/20/2007
