 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.  Half-hours with Freethinkersedited by - 1865Full view - About this book
 | Andrews Norton - Apologetics - 1839 - 844 pages
...celebrated " Essay on Miracles," says, " I am the better pleased with this method of rear soning, as it may serve to confound those dangerous friends or...Christian religion, who have undertaken to defend it by principles of human reason. Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason, and it is a... | |
 | Thomas Harvey Skinner - Preaching - 1839 - 326 pages
...not founded in truth, it is the greatest of impostures, and Christians are, of all men, the most * " Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on...reason ; and it is a sure method of exposing it, to put it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." Hume's Essay on Miracles. to be pitied... | |
 | Religion - 1840 - 1078 pages
...religion, who undertake to defend it on the principles of human reason. Our most holy religion," says he, "is founded on faith, not on reason, and it is a sure method of exposing it, to put it to such a trial, as it is by no means fitted to endure/' That Mr. Hume discarded the Christian... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1840 - 536 pages
...religion, who undertake to defend it on the principles of human reason. Our most holy religion," says he, " is founded on faith, not on reason, and it is a sure method of exposing it, to put it to such a trial, as it is by no means fitted to endure." That Mr. Hume discarded the Christian... | |
 | Theology - 1840 - 534 pages
...religion, who undertake to defend it on the principles of human reason. Our most holy religion," says he, " is founded on faith, not on reason, and it is a sure method of exposing it, to put it to such a trial, as it is by no means fitted to endure." That Mr. Hume discarded the Christian... | |
 | Criticism - 1843 - 644 pages
...here delivered, as I think it may serve to confound those dangerous friends or disguised enemies of the Christian religion, who have undertaken to defend...reason ; and it is a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is, by no means, fitted to endure." He then sketches a frightful picture... | |
 | John Henry Newman - Belief and doubt - 1843 - 372 pages
...Essay on Miracles, has well propounded a doctrine, which at the same time he misapplies. He speaks of " those dangerous friends or disguised enemies to the...principles of human Reason." " Our most holy Religion," he proceeds, " is founded on Faith, not on Reason." This is said in irony ; but it is true as far as... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1845 - 878 pages
...hold sacred," (p. 390,) we are reminded of that insidious sentence in Hume's Essay on Miracles — " *\ put it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." There is one portion of the reasoning... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1845 - 880 pages
...hold sacred," (p. 390,) we are reminded of that insidious sentence in Hume's Essay on Miracles' — " Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on...reason ; and it is a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." There is one portion of the reasoning... | |
 | John Hill Burton, David Hume - 1846 - 512 pages
...the balance with that of God himself, who conducted the pen of the inspired writers ! " and again, " Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on...reason ; and it is a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." These protests however were made briefly... | |
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