| Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 páginas
...would undertake to defend it by the principles of human reason ? " Our most holy religion-," says he, " is founded on faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure method to expose it, to put it to the trial of reason." * Our modern philosophers may have been warranted... | |
| Theophilus Lindsey - 1805 - 338 páginas
...apply his argument where he intended, the author proceeds, with a smiling grimace, to U,I1 us, ' that our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on...reason; and it is a sure method of exposing it, to put if to such a trial as it is by no means filted to endure.' This he pretends to make evident by examining... | |
| George Campbell - 1807 - 530 páginas
...need of a revisal^ J. " Our most holy religion," says the author in the conclusion of his essay, " is founded on faith, not on reason,; and " it is a...a trial, " as it is by no means fitted to endure." If, by our most holy religion, we are to understand the fundamental articles of the Christian system,... | |
| George Campbell - 1807 - 294 páginas
...need of a revisal. § " OUR. most holy religion," says the author in the conclusion of his essay, " is founded ** on faith, not on reason ; and it is...a " trial, as it is by no means fitted to endure." If, by our most holy religion, we are to understand the fundamental articles of the Christian system,... | |
| David Hume - 1809 - 556 páginas
...human reason. Ottr rnbst holy religion is' fouhd'ed Oh Faith, not on reason; aird it is a sure methb'd of exposing it, to put it to such a trial as it is, by n'o ineans, fitted to endure. To make this more evident, let us examine those miracles related in scripture... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 640 páginas
...Our most holy religion is founded upon faith, not on reason, and this is a sure method of exposing it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure. The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be... | |
| John Fearn - 1815 - 246 páginas
...Christianity, with the following sarcastical remark,—" Our most Holy Religion is founded on " Fah' , not on reason; and it is a sure method of " exposing...a trial as it is by no " means fitted to endure." * — Now, it is pretty clear 1 humbly agree with him, that our Religion is founded on FATTH : and... | |
| David Hume - 1817 - 540 páginas
...by the principles of human reason. Our most holy religion is founded • NOT. Org. lib. ii. aph. 29. on "Faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure method...exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is by no moans fitted to endure. To make this more evident, let us examine those miracles related in scripture;... | |
| David Hume - 1817 - 528 páginas
...by the principles of human reason. Our most holy religion is founded * Nov. Org. lib. ii. aph. 29, on Faith* not on reason ; and it is a sure method of ex- > posing it to put it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure. To make this more... | |
| Andrews Norton - 1818 - 1164 páginas
...enemies, to the Christian religion, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason. Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." What Hume said in derision has been virtually repeated, apparently in earnest, by some of the modern... | |
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