"The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last, was the light of reason; and his sabbath work ever since, is the illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light, upon the face of the matter or chaos; then he breathed light, into the face of man; and still he breatheth and inspireth light, into the face of his chosen."
— Francis Bacon
Source: Essays, "Of Truth"
Reason, Faith
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"It was necessary for man's salvation that there should be a knowledge revealed by God besides philosophical science built up by human reason. … Hence it was necessary for the salvation of man that certain truths which exceed human reason should be made known to him by divine revelation. … Although those things which are beyond man's knowledge may not be sought for by man through his reason, nevertheless, once they are revealed by God, they must be accepted by faith."
— Thomas Aquinas
Source: Summa Theologiae I, q. 1, a. 1 (tr. Fathers of the English Dominican Province, 1920)