 | Pierre Bayle - Biography - 1826 - 434 pages
...cenotaph,: or sepulchre. Nor is this much to believe; as we have reason, we owe this faith unto history: they only had the advantage of a bold and noble faith, who lived before his coming, who upon obscure prophecies and mystical types could raise a belief, and expect apparent impossibilities."*... | |
 | sir Thomas Browne - 1754 - 420 pages
...or fe-. pulchre. Nor is this much to believe ; as we have reafon, we owe this faith urfto hiftory: they- only had the advantage of a bold and noble faith, who lived before his coming, who, upon obfcure prophe- : cies and myftical types, could raife a belief, and expert apparent irnpoffibilities.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 392 pages
...coming; and, upon obfcure Prophecies and myftical Types, .« could raife a Belief.' Nor can Cpntempt of the .pofitive and ritual Parts of Religion be imputed...-him, who doubts, whether a. good Man would re,fufe a poiforted Eucharift; and < yyho would] violate .,* his own Arm, rather than a Church.* • . ' •... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...affirms, that " this is not much to believe." that " we have reafon to owe this faith unco hc'" tory;" and that " they only had the advantage of a " bold and noble faith, who lived before hi? coming. " and upon obfcure prophecies and myftical trpes, " could raife a belief." Nor can contempt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 548 pages
...affirms that" this is n °tmuch to believe;" that " we have reason to owe this faith unto history;" and that" they only had the advantage of a bold and noble faith, who lived before liis coming; and upon obscure prophecies ail <l mystical types could raise a belief." Nor can. contempt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 pages
...affirms that " this is not much to believe;" that " we have reason to owe this faith unto history;" and that " they only had the advantage of a bold and...noble faith, who lived before his coming; and upon obscure prophecies and mystical types could raise a belief." Nor can contempt of the positive and ritual... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 564 pages
...affirms that " this is not much to believe;" that " we have " reason to owe this faith unto history;" and that " they only had the advantage of a bold and...noble " faith, who lived before his coming; and upon ob" scure prophecies, and mystical types, could raise " a belief." Nor can contempt of the positive... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 872 pages
...affirms that " this is not much to believe;" that " we have " reason to owe this faith unto history;" and that " they only had the advantage of a bold and noble " faith, who lived before his coming j and upon ob" scure prophecies, and mystical types, could raise " a belief." Nor can contempt of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 470 pages
...affirms that " this is not much to believe;" that " we have reason to owe this faith unto history ;" and " that they only had the advantage of a bold and...noble faith, who lived before his coming; and upon obscure prophecies, and mystical types, could raise a belief." Nor can contempt of the positive and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 614 pages
...affirms that " this is not much to believe;" that " we have reason to owe this faith unto history ;" and that " they only had the advantage of a bold and...noble faith, who lived before his coming; and upon obscure prophecies, and mystical types, could raise a belief." Nor can contempt of the positive and... | |
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owe this faith unto hiftory;" and that " they only had the advantage of a bold and " noble faith, who lived before his coming; and " upon obfcure prophecies and myftical types, could " raife a belief." Nor can contempt of the pofitive and ritual parts... 
