...we are reminded of that insidious sentence in Hume's Essay on Miracles' — " Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." There is one portion of the reasoning of this book more essential to its conclusions than any other....

...God himself, who conducted the pen of the inspired writers ! " and again, " Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." These protests however were made briefly and coldly, and in such a manner as made people feel, that...

...belief, that the hypocrisy of the following sentences would not be transparent : ' Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure;' — and again, 'as if the testimony of man could ever be put in the balance with that of God himself,...

...sentences would not be transparent : ' Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason ; a* it is a sure method of exposing it, to put it to such a trial is by no means fitted to endure ;' — and again, ' as if th testimony of man could ever be put in...

...himself, who conducted the pen of the inspired writers." And again, " Our most holy religion is founded in faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure method of...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure" It would have been strange indeed if Whitefield and Erskine had made common cause with a man who held...

...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...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure." What Hume said in derision has been virtually repeated, apparently in earnest, by some of the modern...

...relit/ion, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason, pur most holy religion is founded on Faith, not on reason ; and it is a sure...exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is by I no means fitted to endure. To make this more evident, slet us examine those miracles related in Scripture...

...undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason ; our most holy religion is founded on ' >'///. not on reason ; and it is a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is by no mcaus ñttcd to endure."18 Hume is repeatedly at pains to protest against bis being supposed to be...

...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...such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure. To make this more evident, let us examine these miracles related in Scripture ; and not to lose ourselves...

...undertaken to defend it by the prinfiples of human reason : our most holy religion is founded on laith, not on reason ; and it is a sure method of exposing it. to put it to sncn a trial as it is hy no means fitted to endure. To make this more evident, let ns examine those...