 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...  Lectures on Ecclesiastical History - Sivu 501tekijä(t) George Campbell - 1807 - 503 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1849 - 568 sivua
...religion, 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...a trial ' as it is by no means fitted to endure.' Now it is evident that a geologist may very easily act in the spirit here exposed, who begins his work... | |
 | Andrews Norton - 1852 - 412 sivua
...religion, 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...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... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 576 sivua
...religion, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason. {Jur most holy religipnis founded on Faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure. To make this more evident, let us examine those miracles related in Scripture ; and, not to lose ourselves... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1854 - 372 sivua
...religion, 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...it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure."12 Hume is repeatedly at pains to protest against hU being supposed to bo arguing in the essay... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1854 - 374 sivua
...undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason ; our most holy religion is founded on ' >'///. not on reason ; and it is a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is by no mcaus ñttcd to endure."18 Hume is repeatedly at pains to protest against bis being supposed to be... | |
 | Harvey Goodwin (bp. of Carlisle.) - 1856 - 304 sivua
...Religion, 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...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure. To make this more evident, let us examine these miracles related in Scripture ; and not to lose ourselves... | |
 | William Henry Starr - 1857 - 308 sivua
...investigation and argument ; that " our holy religion is founded on Faith, not on reason ;" and that " it is a sure method of exposing it, to put it to a test which it is by no means fitted to endure." We must say, that the man who believes such a creed... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1858 - 298 sivua
...undertaken, 'to defend it by the principles of human, reason. Our most holy religion is founded on faith, nvt on reason; and it is a sure method of exposing it,...a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure.— {Hume's Essays $ 10, v. ii. p. 136-7, Ed. Edin. 1800.) If these words may not justly be retorted against... | |
 | Nathaniel William Taylor - 1859 - 448 sivua
...topic with Bolingbroke, Voltaire, Hume, and many others. " Our most holy religion," says Mr. Hume, " is founded on faith not on reason ; and it is a sure...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." Well had it been for the cause of truth, had the professed friends of Christianity given no countenance... | |
 | Nathaniel William Taylor - 1859 - 450 sivua
...topic with Bolingbroke, Voltaire, Hume, and many others. " Our most holy religion," says Mr. Hume, " is founded on faith not on reason ; and it is a sure...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." Well had it been for the cause of truth, had the professed friends of Christianity given no countenance... | |
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