 | Books - 1804 - 994 pages
...us a certain degree of assurance in the testimony of^ witnesses, gives us, in the case of miracles, another degree of assurance against the fact which they endeavour to establish. A miracle,' he says, • is a \ iolalion of the laws of nature ; and, as a firm and unalterable experience... | |
 | George Campbell - Church history - 1807 - 530 pages
...experience, which " gives me a certain degree of assurance in the testimony of *' the witness gives me also, in this case, another degree of " assurance, against the fact, which he endeavours to estab" lish, from which contradiction there arises a counterpoise " and mutual destruction... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 556 pages
...The very same principle of experience, which gives us a certain degree of assurance in the testimony of witnesses, gives us also, in this case, another...there necessarily arises a counterpoise, and mutual destruction of belief and authority. / should not believe such a story were it told me by CATO ; was... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 528 pages
...gives us a certain degree of assurance in the testimony of witnesses, gives us also, in Una VOL. II. I case, another degree of assurance against the fact which they endeavour to establish 5 from which contradiction there necessarily arises a counterpoise, and mutual destruction of belief... | |
 | George Campbell - Church of Scotland - 1823 - 590 pages
...experience, which gives ' me a certain degree of assurance in the testimony ' of the witness, gives me also, in this case, another ' degree of assurance, against the fact, which he ' endeavours to establish, from which contradiction ' there arises a counterpoise, and mutual destruc'... | |
 | George Campbell - Miracles - 1824 - 396 pages
...very same principle of experience, which gives ' us a certain degree of assurance, in the testimony of witnesses, ' gives us also, in this case, another...fact which they endeavour to establish ; from which con' tradiction, there necessarily arises a counterpoise, and mutual * destruction of belief and authority... | |
 | David Hume - Natural theology - 1825 - 526 pages
...The very same principle of experience, which gives us a certain degree of assurance in the testimony of witnesses, gives us also, in this case, another...there necessarily arises a counterpoise, and mutual destruction of belief and authority. / should not believe such a story were it told me by CATO, was... | |
 | Archibald Alexander - Apologetics - 1825 - 256 pages
...principle of experience," says he, " which gives us a certain degree of assurance in the testimony of witnesses, gives us also, in this case, another...endeavour to establish, from which contradiction there arises necessarily a counterpoise, and mutual destruction of belief and authority." The very same counterpoise... | |
 | David Hume - 1825 - 526 pages
...gives us a certain degree of assurance in the testimony of witnesses, gives us also, in this VOL. II. I case, another degree of assurance against the fact...there necessarily arises a counterpoise, and mutual destruction of belief and authority. / should not believe such a story were it told me by CATO, was... | |
 | David Hume - Philosophy - 1826 - 626 pages
...The very, same principle of experience, which gives us a certain degree of assurance in the testimony of witnesses, gives us also, in this case, another...there necessarily arises a counterpoise, and mutual destruction of belief and authoritj'. / shotdd not believe siich a story were it told me by CATO, was... | |
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The very same principle of experience which gives us a certain degree of assurance in the testimony of witnesses, gives us also, in this case, another degree of assurance against the fact which they endeavour to establish ; from which contradiction there... 
