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... The American Biblical Repository - Page 1621840Full view - About this book
| Claudius Buchanan - Sermons - 1811 - 302 pages
...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 ng'e, this were an agreed point among ALT. PEOPLE ov IIISCP.KN.MCN i ; and that nothing remained but... | |
| John Gillies - 1812 - 326 pages
...persons, that Christianity is not so " much as a subject of enquiry ; but that it is, now at " length, discovered to be fictitious ; and accordingly they...point among all people of discernment ; and nothing re"tnained but 10 set it-up as a principal subject of mirth " and ridicule ; as it were by way of reprisals... | |
| Claudius Buchanan - 1812 - 648 pages
...persons, that " Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry : hot " that it is, now at length, discovered to be fictitious : and ' accordingly, they...' an agreed point among ALL PEOPLE OF DISCERNMENT j ' and lhat nothing remained but to set it up i« a -principal 1 subject of mirth and ridicule ; aj... | |
| Claudius Buchanan - 1812 - 350 pages
...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...age, this were " an agreed point among ALL PEOPLE or DISCERNMENT ; " and that nothing remained but to set it up as a principal " subject of mirth and... | |
| Claudius Buchanan - Asia - 1812 - 424 pages
...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...present age, this were an agreed point among ALL PEOPLE or DisCERXMF.NT ; and that nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule... | |
| Joseph Butler - Sermons, English - 1813 - 496 pages
...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...discernment ; and nothing remained, but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were by way of reprisals, for its having so long interrupted... | |
| Charles Buck - Theology - 1815 - 546 pages
...many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; bnt that it is n/iw at length discovered to be fictitious -, and accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, tins were an agreement among all penpie of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a... | |
| Erasmus Middleton - Christian biography - 1816 - 566 pages
...many persons, that Christianity is not so much a subject of inquiry, but that it is, now at length, discovered to be fictitious ; and accordingly they...discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule; as it were by way of reprisals, for its having so long interrupted... | |
| Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - Analogy (Religion) - 1819 - 256 pages
...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...discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were by way of reprisals for its having so long interrupted... | |
| Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1819 - 362 pages
...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...discernment; and nothing remained; but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were by way of reprisals, for its having so long interrupted... | |
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