 I am the better pleased with the method of reasoning here delivered, as I think it may serve to confound those dangerous friends, or disguised enemies to the Christian religion, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason. Our most...  Essays: Moral, Political and Literary - Seite 544von David Hume - 2006 - 628 SeitenEingeschränkte Leseprobe - Über dieses Buch
 | David Hume - 1760 - 314 Seiten
...religion is founded on Faith, not on reafon ; and 'tis a fure method of expofing it to put it to fuch a trial as it is, by no means, -fitted to endure. To make this more evident, let us examine thofe miracles, related 'in fcripture ; and not to lofe ourfelves in too wide a field, let us confine... | |
 | Theophilus Lindsey - 1805 - 338 Seiten
...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 - 294 Seiten
...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 sure " method...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 - 530 Seiten
...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 sure method...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason. Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure method...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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