A View of the Evidences of Christianity in Three Parts and the Horae Paulinae |
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... prove , the abstract impossibility of any revelation whatever , or any miracle , in the ordinary sense of these words ; and then it is that they proceed to muster their objections against Chris- tianity in particular . But we have seen ...
... prove , the abstract impossibility of any revelation whatever , or any miracle , in the ordinary sense of these words ; and then it is that they proceed to muster their objections against Chris- tianity in particular . But we have seen ...
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... proves that nothing inconsistent with their prejudices can be supported by clear and cogent reasons . The reception of Christianity by them supposes prejudice over- come by something ; and the question is , by what ? The rejec- tion of ...
... proves that nothing inconsistent with their prejudices can be supported by clear and cogent reasons . The reception of Christianity by them supposes prejudice over- come by something ; and the question is , by what ? The rejec- tion of ...
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... proves nothing . One might as well say ' books [ viz . some books ] consist of mere trash ; Hume's Works are books ; therefore they consist of merè trash . ' 6 ' Of course , if any narrative is rejected on the ground of its being more ...
... proves nothing . One might as well say ' books [ viz . some books ] consist of mere trash ; Hume's Works are books ; therefore they consist of merè trash . ' 6 ' Of course , if any narrative is rejected on the ground of its being more ...
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... proves three things ; 1st , that the founder of the institution was put to death ; 2ndly , that in the same country in which he was put to death , the religion , after a short check , broke out again and spread ; 3rdly , that it so ...
... proves three things ; 1st , that the founder of the institution was put to death ; 2ndly , that in the same country in which he was put to death , the religion , after a short check , broke out again and spread ; 3rdly , that it so ...
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... proves that a morality , more pure and strict than was ordinary , prevailed at that time in christian societies . And to me it appears , that we are authorized to carry this testimony back to the age of the apostles ; because it is not ...
... proves that a morality , more pure and strict than was ordinary , prevailed at that time in christian societies . And to me it appears , that we are authorized to carry this testimony back to the age of the apostles ; because it is not ...
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