 ... 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 is moved by faith to assent...  The Posthumous Works ... - Pagina 74door Isaac Watts - 1754 - 336 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 pagina’s
...religions, amounts to an entire annihilation. Nay, whoever by faith is moved to assent to a miracle, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person,...understanding, and gives him a determination to believe whatever is most con-r trary to custom and experience." Thus conclusive and dictatorial is Mr. Hume,... | |
 | 1815 - 436 pagina’s
...most holy religion is matter of faith, not of reason : and he who is moved by faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts the first principles of his understanding, and teaches him to believe what is most contrary to reason... | |
 | David Hume - 1804 - 552 pagina’s
...veracity: And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in bis own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding, and gives him a determination to belifiY«" what is most contrary to custom and experience. - -',•'' t "• i:""^ .''".'. 'o vi •... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 530 pagina’s
...is moved by faith to assent " to it ;" that is, whoever by his belief is induced to believe it, *' is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person,...determination to believe, what is most contrary " to custom and experience." An author is never so sure of writing unanswerably, as when he writes altogether... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 294 pagina’s
...a continued miracle in his own person, K which subverts all the principles of his un" derstanding, and gives him a determination " to believe, what is most contrary to custom " and experience." An author is never so sure of writing unanswerably, as when he writes altogether... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 556 pagina’s
...reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity: And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person,...determination to believe what is most contrary to custom and experience. i SECTION XI. OF A PARTICULAR PROVIDENCE AND OF A FUTURE STATE. I was lately... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pagina’s
...upon all thaf believe the Christian religion, viz, " That whosoever is moved by faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person,...understanding, and gives him a determination to believe, whatever is most contrary to custom and experience." It is thus that Hume concludes his Essay on Miracles,"... | |
 | 1815 - 698 pagina’s
...believes the truth of Christianity,' says Mr. Hume at the close of his celebrated Essay upon Miracleg) ' is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts all the-principlts of his understanding, and gives him a determination to believe whac is most contrary... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 528 pagina’s
...reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity : And whoever is moved by Faith to astent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person,...determination to believe what is most contrary to custom and. experience. SECTION XL OF A PARTICULAR PROVIDENCE AND OF A FUTURE STATE. 1 WAS lately engaged... | |
 | George Campbell - 1823 - 590 pagina’s
...assent to it ;' that is, whoever by his belief is induced to believe it, * is conscious of a con' tinued miracle in his own person, which subverts ' all the...gives ' him a determination to believe, what is most con' trary to custom and experience.' An author is never so sure of writing unanswerably, as when he... | |
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