| William Henry Starr - Chicago (Ill.) - 1857 - 308 pages
...investigation and argument ; that " our holy religion is founded on Faith, not on reason ;" and that " it is a sure method of exposing it, to put it to a test which it is by no means fitted to endure." We must say, that the man who believes such a creed... | |
| Alexander Keith - Apologetics - 1858 - 298 pages
...undertaken, 'to defend it by the principles of human, reason. Our most holy religion is founded on faith, nvt on reason; and it is a sure method of exposing it,...a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure.— {Hume's Essays $ 10, v. ii. p. 136-7, Ed. Edin. 1800.) If these words may not justly be retorted against... | |
| Nathaniel William Taylor - Christian ethics - 1859 - 438 pages
...topic with Bolingbroke, Voltaire, Hume, and many others. " Our most holy religion," says Mr. Hume, " is founded on faith not on reason; and it is a sure...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." Well had it been for the cause of truth, had the professed friends of Christianity given no countenance... | |
| Nathaniel William Taylor - Christian ethics - 1859 - 450 pages
...topic with Bolingbroke, Voltaire, Hume, and many others. " Our most holy religion," says Mr. Hume, " is founded on faith not on reason ; and it is a sure...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." Well had it been for the cause of truth, had the professed friends of Christianity given no countenance... | |
| Baden Powell - Miracles - 1859 - 524 pages
...religion, who have under" taken to defend it by the principles of human " reason. Our most holy religion is founded on " FAITH, not on reason : and it is a sure method of " exposing it to such a trial as it is by no means 1 Phases of Faith, p. 181, 1st cd. • 1 Cor. xv. 8. "fitted to endure."1... | |
| the rev. baden powell - 1859 - 556 pages
...religion, who have under " taken to defend it by the principles of human " reason. Our most holy religion is founded on " FAITH, not on reason : and it is a sure method of " exposing it to such a trial as it is by no means "fitted to endure."1 If understood in accordano with the distinction... | |
| English literature - 1859 - 598 pages
...religion, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason. Our most holy religion is founded on FAITH, not on reason : and it is a sure method of exposing it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." § If understood in accordance with the distinction... | |
| Baden Powell - Miracles - 1859 - 550 pages
...Our most holy religion is founded on " FAITH, not on reason : and it is a sure method of " exposing it to such a trial as it is by no means "fitted to endure." ' If understood in accordance with the distinction between physical interruption and spiritual influence,... | |
| James Buchanan - 1861 - 286 pages
...religion who ' have undertaken to defend it by the principles of ' human reason. Our most holy religion is founded ' on faith, not on reason ; and it is a...a trial as it is by ' no means fitted to endure.' So was it employed also by the infidel author of ' Christianity not Founded ' on Argument ; ' a title... | |
| James Buchanan - Essays - 1861 - 346 pages
...religion who ' have undertaken to defend it by the principles of ' human reason. Our most holy religion is founded ' on faith, not on reason ; and it is a...a trial as it is by ' no means fitted to endure.' So was it employed also by the infidel author of ' Christianity not Founded ' on Argument ; ' a title... | |
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