 So that, upon the whole, we may conclude that the Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity....  Sermons and Tracts Upon Religious Subjects - Page 119by William Adams - 1777 - 354 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Hume - Commerce - 1758 - 568 pages
...divine million or authority from heaven. So that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the Cbriftian Religion^ not only was at firft attended with miracles,...this day cannot be believed by any reafonable perfon without one. Mere reafon is infufficient to convince us of its veracity : And whoever is moved by Faith... | |
 | David Hume - Economics - 1760 - 314 pages
...divine miffion or authority from heaven. So that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the Clrijlian Religion not only was at firft attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed fcy any reafonablc perfon without one. Mere reafon is inefficient to convince us of its veracity :... | |
 | David Hume - Essays - 1779 - 548 pages
...divine miflion or authority from hea^ ven. So that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the Chriftian Religion not only was at firft attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any feafonable perfon without one. Mere reafon is infufficient to convince us of its veracity: And whoever... | |
 | English literature - 1762 - 762 pages
...with the eflayift, and I have done. " Upon the whole," fays he, " we may conclude, that the C/triJtian religion, not only was at firft attended with miracles, but even, at this day, carmot be believed by any reafonable perfrn without one. Mere reafon is inlutfidefeit to convince us... | |
 | David Hume - Economics - 1804 - 552 pages
...heaven. So that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the CLristlan Religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity: And whoever... | |
 | Thomas Edward Ritchie - 1807 - 536 pages
...deducing the inferior." — And again, " So that upon the whole we may conclude, that the chriftian religion not only was at firft attended with miracles,...this day cannot be believed by any reafonable perfon without one. Mere reafon is infuffi* cient to convince us 'of its veracity : and whoever i& .Y 2 moved... | |
 | George Campbell - Miracles - 1807 - 294 pages
...Upon the whole," says he, " we " may conclude, that the Christian religion, " not only was at first attended with miracles, " but even, at this day, cannot be believed " by any reasonable person without one. " Mere reason is insufficient to convince us " of its veracity ; and... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 640 pages
...to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure. The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one." Substitute science for reason, and remove the bit of hypocritical cant,... | |
 | George Campbell - Church of Scotland - 1823 - 590 pages
...Upon the whole,' says he, ' we may con' elude, that the Christian religion, not only was ' at first attended with miracles, but even at this ' day cannot be believed by any reasonable person ' without one. Mere reason is insufficient to con' vince us of its veracity ; and... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - 628 pages
...heaven. So that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the Christian Religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity : And whoever... | |
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