 So that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the Christian Religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity...  The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer]. - Stran 92avtor: Thomas Mortimer - 1810Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Isaac Watts - 1754 - 772 strani
...believes the truth of Christianity," says Mr. Hume at the close of his celebrated Essay upon Miracles, "is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person,...understanding, and gives him a determination to believe what is most contrary to reason and experience." Your Lordship may see by this quotation from the works... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 strani
...religions, amounts to an entire annihilation. Nay, whoever by faith is moved to assent to a miracle, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person,...gives him a determination to believe whatever is most con-r trary to custom and experience." Thus conclusive and dictatorial is Mr. Hume, whose unpresuming,... | |
 | 1815 - 436 strani
...these misdemeanors to observe ; "Our most holy religion is matter of faith, not of reason : and he who is moved by faith to assent to it, is conscious of...continued miracle in his own person, which subverts the first principles of his understanding, and teaches him to believe what is most contrary to reason... | |
 | David Hume - 1804 - 552 strani
...reasonable person without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity: And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in bis own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding, and gives him a determination... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 530 strani
...whoever is moved by faith to assent " to it ;" that is, whoever by his belief is induced to believe it, *' is conscious of a continued miracle in his...understanding, and " gives him a determination to believe, what is most contrary " to custom and experience." An author is never so sure of writing unanswerably,... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 556 strani
...reasonable person without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity: And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of...understanding, and gives him a determination to believe what is most contrary to custom and experience. i SECTION XI. OF A PARTICULAR PROVIDENCE AND OF A FUTURE... | |
 | 1815 - 698 strani
...believes the truth of Christianity,' says Mr. Hume at the close of his celebrated Essay upon Miracleg) ' is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts all the-principlts of his understanding, and gives him a determination to believe whac is most contrary... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 528 strani
...Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity : And whoever is moved by Faith to astent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his...understanding, and gives him a determination to believe what is most contrary to custom and. experience. SECTION XL OF A PARTICULAR PROVIDENCE AND OF A FUTURE... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 540 strani
...Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity : And whoever is moved by Faith to astent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his...understanding, and gives him a determination to believe what is most contrary to custom and experience. SECTION xr. OF A PARTICULAR PROVIDENCE AND OF A FUTURE... | |
 | George Campbell - 1823 - 590 strani
...assent to it ;' that is, whoever by his belief is induced to believe it, * is conscious of a con' tinued miracle in his own person, which subverts ' all the...understanding, and gives ' him a determination to believe, what is most con' trary to custom and experience.' An author is never so sure of writing unanswerably,... | |
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