 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]. - Seite 92von Thomas Mortimer - 1810Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Leland - 1837 - 784 Seiten
...and 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 own...understanding, and gives him a determination to believe what is most contrary to custom and experience." " If any meaning," says Dr. Campbell, " can be gathered... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1838 - 642 Seiten
...religion rests not on reason, but on faith ; and he who believes in it is conscious of a perpetual miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding." I need not remind your Lordships of Shaftesbury — of Bolingbroke — of Wilkes — for to them I... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1839 - 514 Seiten
...holy religion rests not on reason, but on faith, and he who believes in it is conscious of a perpetual miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding." I need not remind your lordships of Shaftesbury, of Bolingbroke, of Wilkes— persons notorious for... | |
 | William Warburton - 1841 - 496 Seiten
...Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of the veracity of the Christian religion ; and whoever is moved by faith to assent to it, is conscious of...the principles of his understanding, and gives him a demonstration to believe what is most contrary to custom and experience." (p. 203.) Who, after this,... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1841 - 382 Seiten
...holy religion rests not on reason, but on faith, and he who believes in it is conscious of a perpetual miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding." I need not remind your lordships of Shaftesbury, of Bolingbroke, of Wilkes — persons notorious for... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1841 - 630 Seiten
...holy religion rests not on reason, but on faith; and he who believes in it is conscious of a perpetual miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding." I need not remind your lordships of Shaftesbury — of Bolingbroke — of Wilkes — for to them I... | |
 | 1843 - 644 Seiten
...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." Such is the vain attempt at wit, which crowns the... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1861 - 992 Seiten
...insufficient to convince us of its veracity : And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of n continued miracle in his own person, which subverts...understanding, and gives him a determination to believe *hat is most contrary to custom and experience." The object of the lecturer is to show that the objections... | |
 | 1861 - 1148 Seiten
...to convince us of iU veracity : • And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of u continued miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of hU understanding, and gives him a determination to believe »hat is most contrary to custom and experience."... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 600 Seiten
...the Christian religion cannot be believed by any reasonable person without a miracle ; 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. This miracle was not work[JULY, ed in Charles ; and... | |
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