 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 sidor
...ADVERTISEMENT. per Force of the following Treatife, lies in the whole general Analogy confidered together. It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted,...many Perfons, that Chriftianity is not fo much as a Subject of Inquiry ; but that it is, now at length, difcovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they... | |
 | Richard Barton - 1750 - 278 sidor
...borrowed, (but which can only be the opinion of thofe who do not read) has told us, that " It is come to be taken for granted by many perfons, that Chriftianity is not fo much as a fubjecl: of inquiry, bat that it is now at " length difcovered to be fictitious : And ac'e cordingly... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1765 - 488 sidor
...the proper Force of the following Treatife, lies in the whole general Analogy confidered together. It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many Perions, that Chriftianity is not fo much as a Subject of Inquiry ; but that it is, now at length,... | |
 | 1869
...Butler wrote, in these deplorable terms, of the state of religion which he then saw around him : — " It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is now at length discovered... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 sidor
...the proper force of the following treatise, lies in the whole general analogy considered together. It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is, now at length,... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1807 - 662 sidor
...England. . Mr. * We have a most affecting description of t!ii«, by bishop Butler, whom none will suspect of exaggerating the fact: •" It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by inarw- persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is, untv at... | |
 | John Gillies - 1812 - 326 sidor
...gospel. — We have a most affecting description of this, by Bishop Butler, whom none will suspect of exaggerating the fact :* '" It is come, I know not how, to be taken for " granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so " much as a subject of enquiry ; but that it is, now at " length,... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1813 - 496 sidor
...the proper force of the following treatise, lies in the whole general analogy considered together, It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is, now at length,... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 548 sidor
...of the gospel. We have a most aiFectiug description of this by Bishop Butler, whom none will suspect of exaggerating the fact : ' It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so much a subject of inquiry, but that it is, now at length, discovered... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1819 - 256 sidor
...However, the proper force of the following treatise lies in the whole general analogy considered together. It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered... | |
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It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. 
