 | David Hume - Economics - 1760 - 314 pages
...even at this day cannot be believed fcy any reafonablc perfon without one. Mere reafon is inefficient to convince us of its veracity : And -whoever is moved by Faith to aflcnt to it is confcious of a continued miracle in his own perfon, which fubvtrts all the principles... | |
 | William Adams - Sermons - 1777 - 394 pages
..." Upon the whole," fays he, " we may conclude, that the Chrif" tian religion not only was at firft attended " with miracles, but even at this day cannot " be believed by any reafonable perfon with" ou£ one. Mere reafon is inefficient to " convince us of it's veracity : and... | |
 | David Hume - Essays - 1779 - 548 pages
...hea^ ven. So that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the Chriftian Religion not only was at firft attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any feafonable perfon without one. Mere reafon is infufficient to convince us of its veracity: And whoever... | |
 | English literature - 1762 - 762 pages
...at this day, carmot be believed by any reafonable perfrn without one. Mere reafon is inlutfidefeit to convince us of its veracity; and whoever is moved by faith to allent to it," that it, whoever by believing is induced to believe it, " is confcious of a continued... | |
 | 1815 - 436 pages
...these misdemeanors to observe ; "Our most holy religion is matter of faith, not of reason : and he who is moved by faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts the first principles of his understanding, and teaches him to believe... | |
 | George Campbell - Miracles - 1807 - 294 pages
...the essayist, and I have done. " Upon the whole," says he, " we " may conclude, that the Christian religion, " not only was at first attended with miracles,...; 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... | |
 | George Campbell - Church history - 1807 - 530 pages
...essayist, and I have done. '' Upon <c the whole," says he, " we may conclude, that the Christian " religion, not only was at first attended with miracles, but " even, at this day, cannoc be believed by any reasonable per, 11 son without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince... | |
 | Thomas Edward Ritchie - 1807 - 536 pages
...again, " So that upon the whole we may conclude, that the chriftian religion not only was at firft attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reafonable perfon without one. Mere reafon is infuffi* cient to convince us 'of its veracity : and... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 556 pages
...divine mission or authority from heaven. So that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the Christian Religion not only was at first attended with miracles,...assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding, and gives him a determination... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...unparalleled assurance, he passes upon all thaf believe the Christian religion, viz, " That whosoever is moved by faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding, and gives him a determination... | |
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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:... 
