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... tion should be communicated to mankind at all , in the same degree is it probable , or not very improbable , that miracles should be wrought . Therefore , when miracles are related to have been wrought in the promulgating of a ...
... tion should be communicated to mankind at all , in the same degree is it probable , or not very improbable , that miracles should be wrought . Therefore , when miracles are related to have been wrought in the promulgating of a ...
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... tion is contrary to experience properly so called ; and this is a contrariety which no evidence can surmount . It matters no- thing , whether the fact be of a miraculous nature or not . But although this be the experience , and the ...
... tion is contrary to experience properly so called ; and this is a contrariety which no evidence can surmount . It matters no- thing , whether the fact be of a miraculous nature or not . But although this be the experience , and the ...
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... by the miracle , the impor- tance of that end , and its subserviency to the plan pursued in the work of nature . As Mr. Hume has represented the ques- tion , miracles are alike incredible to him who is Preparatory Considerations . 15.
... by the miracle , the impor- tance of that end , and its subserviency to the plan pursued in the work of nature . As Mr. Hume has represented the ques- tion , miracles are alike incredible to him who is Preparatory Considerations . 15.
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William Paley. tion , miracles are alike incredible to him who is previously assured of the constant agency of a Divine Being , and to him who believes that no such Being exists in the universe . They are equally incredible , whether ...
William Paley. tion , miracles are alike incredible to him who is previously assured of the constant agency of a Divine Being , and to him who believes that no such Being exists in the universe . They are equally incredible , whether ...
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... tion , there is not any such antecedent improbability as no testi- mony can surmount . ' I have endeavoured to show , in a subsequent part of this volume , that we have good reason for regarding every individual civilized man , —whether ...
... tion , there is not any such antecedent improbability as no testi- mony can surmount . ' I have endeavoured to show , in a subsequent part of this volume , that we have good reason for regarding every individual civilized man , —whether ...
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