...no means, fitted to endure'. This was the tactic of 'those dangerous friends or disguised enemies to the Christian Religion, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason.' This was presumably a disingenuous swipe at Locke, who abandoned the championing of reason when confronted...

...aware that he would be likely to be regarded as one of 'those dangerous friends or disguised enemies to the Christian Religion, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason' that Hume identifies. But Geddes would have parted company with Hume that so to argue is to play into...

...here delivered, as I think it may serve to confound those dangerous friends, or disguised enemies to the Christian religion, who have undertaken to defend...principles of human reason. Our most holy religion is fonnded on Faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial...

...appearance. 38 Paragraphs 37 and 38 were originally a footnote; they were incorporated into the text in 1770. defend it by the principles of human reason. Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason;39 and it is a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is, by no means, fitted...

...ND Ш 6) reminds one of Hume's scoffing patronage of Christianity against ' those dangerous friends who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason'. 'Our most holy religion', he says, 'is founded on faith not on reason ; and it is a sure method of exposing it, to put it to...