 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 pages
...together. It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many Perfons, that Chriftianity is not fo much as a Subject of Inquiry ; but that it is, now at length, difcovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it, as if, in the prefent Age, this were an... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Analogy (Religion) - 1765 - 488 pages
...together. It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many Perions, that Chriftianity is not fo much as a Subject of Inquiry ; but that it is, now at length, discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it, as if, in the prefent Age, this were an agreed Point, among all People... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pages
...force of the following treatise, lies in the whole general analogy considered together. It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons,...it is, now at length, discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it, as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point, among all people... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1807 - 612 pages
...be said of orthodoxy : — " It is come — to be taken for granted, by many persons, that orthodoxy is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is now, at length, discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - Christian biography - 1807 - 662 pages
...suspect of exaggerating the fact: •" It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by inarw- persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is, untv at fcneth, discovered to be fictitious, and accordingly they trtat it. at Mr. Whitefield soon... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - Asia - 1811 - 432 pages
...vol. I. 59. The testimony of Bishop Butler, to the prevalence of infidelity, is very remarkable. " It is come," says he " I know " not how, to be taken...it is, now at length, discovered to be fictitious : and, " accordingly, they treat it as if in the present age, this were "an agreed point among ALL... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - Sermons - 1811 - 302 pages
...testimony of Bishop Rutler to thn prevalence of Inlidclity is very remarkable. "It is come," says lie, "1 know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons,...it is, now at length. discovered to be fictitious: and, accordingly they treat it, as if in the present ng'e, this were an agreed point among ALT. PEOPLE... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1812 - 350 pages
...vol. I. 59. The testimony of Bishop Butler, to the prevalence of in. fidelity, is very remarkable, " It is come," says he, " I know " not how, to be taken...it is, now at length, discovered to be fictitious : and " accordingly, they treat it as if in the present age, this were " an agreed point among ALL... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - Asia - 1812 - 424 pages
...of the language of the Old Testament is equally necessary. It is indispensable for those who would so much as a subject of inquiry : but that it is now, at length, discovered to be fictitious : and, accordingly they treat it, as if in the present age, this were an agreed point among ALL PEOPLE... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Sermons, English - 1813 - 496 pages
...force of the following treatise, lies in the whole general analogy considered together, It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons,...it is, now at length, discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it, as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people... | |
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It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were... 
