 | Edward Bickersteth - Annotations (Provenance) - 1830 - 368 pages
...And accordingly they treat it, as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world.* Archhishop Seeker, in his Sermons, (Vol. 1. p. 59.) says, perhaps about 1758, ' It is a reproach I... | |
 | James Youngs - Methodism - 1830 - 668 pages
...fictitious; and accordingly they treat ii as if, in the present age, this were an agreement among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it...as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it Tere, by way of reprisals for its having so long interrupted die pleasures of the world." There is... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1831 - 644 pages
...fictitious; and accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreement among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it...subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were, by way of reprisal for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the. world.' There is every reason to... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1831 - 1158 pages
...accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreement among all people of discernpient, and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal...subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were, by way of reprisal for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." There k every reason to believe... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - Christianity - 1834 - 414 pages
...And, accordingly, they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment ; and nothing remained but to set it...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world. On the con' trary, thus much, at least, will be here found, not taken for granted, but proved, that... | |
 | John Gillies - Bookbinding - 1834 - 672 pages
...; and accordingly they treat it as if in the present age this were an agreed point among all people of discernment ; and nothing remained but to set it...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." While pure and undented religion was thus well nigh extinct in England, and fast becoming so in Scotland,... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Church history - 1845 - 534 pages
...present age, this were a great point among all people of discernment ; and nothing remained but lo set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world.' " Dr. Haweis, in his ' Impartial Church History,' testifies, ' Between contests for power, thirst for... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Religions - 1834 - 562 pages
...; and, accor:y treat it as if, in the present age, this were a great point among all people ment ; and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth le; as it were by way of reprisals, for its having so long interrupted ll.e of the world.' iweis, in... | |
 | John Gillies - Clergy - 1837 - 682 pages
...; and accordingly they treat it as if in the present age this were an agreed point among all people of discernment ; and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject ot mirth aiid ridicule ; as it were by way of reprisals for its having so long interrupted the pleasures... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1838 - 616 pages
...And accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment; and nothing remained but to set it...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world. On the contrary, thus much, at least, will be here found, not taken for granted, but proved, that any... | |
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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... 
