...Complacently reviewing his mode of reasoning against miracles, Mr. Hume observes, (p. 138, 139,) " I am the better pleased with the method of reasoning...confound those dangerous friends or disguised enemies of the Christian religion, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason. Our...

...Essay on Miracles, has well propounded a doctrine, which at the same time he misapplies. He speaks of " those dangerous friends or disguised enemies to the...principles of human Reason." " Our most holy Religion," he proceeds, " is founded on Faith, not on Reason." This is said in irony ; but it is true as far as...

...or such authors who seem all of them to have an unconquerable appetite for falsehood and fable." * I am the better pleased with the method of reasoning...dangerous friends, or disguised enemies to the Christian relit/ion, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason, pur most holy religion...

...case, they seem to break down as completely as, the explanations of the school of Paulus. NOTE 21. « I am the better pleased with the method of reasoning...as I think it may serve to confound those dangerous i Lebt*. Jetv.. Introd. § i2. • Leben Jeru. Vol. I. p. 25. 3 The same may be said of Hennell, concerning...

...reasoning here do livcrcd, as I think it may serve to confound those dangerons friends or disgnised enemies to the Christian religion, who have undertaken to defend it by the prinfiples of human reason : our most holy religion is founded on laith, not on reason ; and it is...

...Hume indeed expressly puts forward his argu- Appeal to ftuuIs ment against miracles on the plea that " it may serve " to confound those dangerous friends...disguised "enemies to the Christian religion, who have under " taken to defend it by the principles of human " reason. Our most holy religion is founded on...

...Hume indeed expressly puts forward his argu- Appeal to faith. ment against miracles on the plea that " it may serve " to confound those dangerous friends...disguised " enemies to the Christian religion, who have under" taken to defend it by the principles of human " reason. Our most holy religion is founded on...

...alchymy, 4c.) may sent to confound those dangerous friendt or disguised enemies of the Christian retigi&n, who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human reason (of whom, by the by, Lord Bacon was one, and Sir Isaac Newton another). Our most holy religion is founded...

...an excuse for using such language as the following : — " I am the better pleased with the Hnme'» method of reasoning here delivered, as I think it may serve to a confound those dangerous friends or disguised enemies to the fj1"1"^^0;" Christian religion who have...

...Essay on Miracles, has well propounded a doctrine, which at the same time he misapplies. He speaks of " those dangerous friends or disguised enemies to the...principles of human Reason." " Our most holy Religion," he proceeds, " is founded on Faith, not on Reason." This is said in irony ; but it is true as far as...