 It is acknowledged on all hands, says that learned prelate, that the authority, either of the scripture or of tradition, is founded merely in the testimony of the apostles, who were eye-witnesses to those miracles of our Saviour by which he proved his...  The Religious Controversies of Scotland - Page 55by Henry F. Henderson - 1905 - 274 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Hume - Ethics, Modern - 1772 - 556 pages
...Chriflian religion is lefs than the evidence for the truth of our fenfes ; becaufe, even in the firft authors of our religion, it was no greater; and it is evident it muft diminifh in paffing from them to their difciples ; nor can any one reft fuch confidence in their... | |
 | David Hume - Essays - 1779 - 548 pages
...Chriftian religion is lefs than the evidence for the truth of our fenfes; becaufe, even in the firft authors of our religion, it was no greater; and it is evident it muft diminifh in pafling from them to their difciples ; nor can any one reft fuch confidence in their... | |
 | David Hume - Economics - 1804 - 552 pages
...eye-witnesses to those miracles of our Saviour, by which he proved his divine mission. Our evidence, then, for the truth of the Christian religion is less than...in passing from them to their disciples ; nor can anyone rest such confidence in their testimony, as in the immediate object of his senses. But a weaker... | |
 | George Campbell - Church history - 1807 - 530 pages
...eye-witnesses to those miracles of our Saviour, by which he " proved his divine mission. Our evidence then for the truth *<• of the Christian religion, is...religion, it was no greater ; and it is evident, it must dimi" nish in passing from them to their disciples ; nor can any " one be so certain of the truth of... | |
 | George Campbell - Miracles - 1807 - 294 pages
...eye-witnesses to those miracles of " our Saviour, by which he proved his di** vine mission. Our evidence, then, for the ** truth of the Christian religion, is less...first authors ** of our religion, it was no greater j and u it is evident, it must diminish in passing w from them to their disciples ; nor can any " one... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 556 pages
...eye-witnesses to those miracles of our Saviour, by which he proved his divine mission. Our evidence, then, for the truth of the Christian religion, is less than...their testimony, as in the immediate object of his senses. But a weaker evidence can never destroy a stronger ; and therefore, were the doctrine of the... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 528 pages
...eye-witnesses to those miracles of our Saviour, by which he proved his divine mission. Our evidence, then, for the truth of the Christian religion, is less than...their testimony, as in the immediate object of his senses. But a weaker evidence can never destroy a stronger ; and therefore, were the doo trine of the... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 540 pages
...eye-witnesses to those miracles of our Saviour, by which he proved his divine mission. Our evidence, then, for the truth of the Christian religion, is less than...even in the first authors of our religion, it was no Beater; and it is evident it must diminish in passing from them to their disciples ; nor can any one... | |
 | George Campbell - Church of Scotland - 1823 - 590 pages
...nesses to those miracles of our Saviour, by which ' he proved his divine mission. Our evidence then ' for the truth of the Christian religion is less than...passing from them to their disciples ; nor can any * one be so certain of the truth of their testimony, ' as of the immediate objects of his senses. But a '... | |
 | George Campbell - Miracles - 1824 - 396 pages
...eye-witnesses to those miracles * of our Saviour, by which he proved his divine mission. Our ' evidence then for the truth of the Christian religion is less than...authors of our religion it was no greater; and it is evi-p ' dent, it must diminish in passing from them to their disciples; * nor can any one be so certain... | |
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