 | David Hume - Economics - 1804 - 554 pages
...shall not dispute about a word. It will be sufficient, to observe, that our assurance in any argument of this kind is derived from no other principle than...observation of the veracity of human testimony, and- ofrlhfe -usual conformity of facts to the report of witnesses. It being a general maxim that no objects... | |
 | George Campbell - Church history - 1807 - 530 pages
...from the re* port of eye-witnesses, is derived from no other principle than ' experience ; that is, our observation of the veracity of human * testimony,...conformity of facts to the reports * of witnesses!!. Now, if the fact attested partakes. of the * marvellous, if it is such as has seldom fallen under our... | |
 | James Beattie (LL.D.) - Truth - 1807 - 400 pages
...from the report of eye-witnesses is derived from no other principle than experience } that is, from our observation of the veracity of human testimony, and of the usual conformity of facts to the report of witnesses. This doctrine is confuted with great elegance and precision, and with invincible... | |
 | George Campbell - Miracles - 1807 - 294 pages
...other " principle than experience ; that is, our ob" servation.of the veracity of human testi" mony, and of the usual conformity of facts " to the reports of witnesses ||. Now, if the *f fact attested ' partakes of the marvellous, if " ": ' " it is such as has seldom... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 556 pages
...shall not dispute about a word. It will be sufficient to observe, that our assurance in any argument of this kind is derived from no other principle than...testimony, and of the usual conformity of facts to the report of witnesses. It being a general maxim that no objects have any discoverable connection together,... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 528 pages
...shall not dispute about a word. It will be sufficient to observe, that our assurance in any argument of this kind is derived from no other principle than...testimony, and of the usual conformity of facts to the report of witnesses. It being a general maxim that no objects have any discoverable connection together,... | |
 | George Campbell - Apologetics - 1823 - 590 pages
...other principle than experience ; that ' is, our observation of the veracity of human testi' mony, and of the usual conformity of facts to the ' reports of witnesses f. Now if the fact attested ' partakes of the marvellous, if it is such as has sel' dom fallen under... | |
 | George Campbell - Miracles - 1824 - 396 pages
...from the ' report of eye-witnesses, is derived from no other principle than ' experience; that is, our observation of the veracity of human ' testimony,...conformity of facts to the reports ' of witnesses f. Now if the fact attested partakes of the mar4 vellous, if it is such as has seldom fallen under... | |
 | Archibald Alexander - Apologetics - 1825 - 256 pages
...fact from the report of eye witnesses, is derived from no other principle, than experience ; that is, our observation of the veracity of human testimony,...usual conformity of facts to the reports of witnesses. Now, if the fact attested partakes of the marvellous, if it is such as has seldom fallen under our... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - 628 pages
...shall not dispute about a word. It will be sufficient to observe, that our assurance in any argument of this kind is derived from no other principle than...testimony, and of the usual conformity of facts to the report of witnesses. It being a general maxim that no objects have any discoverable connexion together,... | |
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It will be sufficient to observe that our assurance in any argument of this kind is derived from no other principle than our observation of the veracity of human testimony, and of the usual conformity of facts to the reports of witnesses. 
