| Abel Stevens, George Peck - 1847 - 368 sidor
...in the very extreme of decline. " It has come to be taken for granted that Christianity is no longer a subject of inquiry ; but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly it is treated as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all persons of discernment,... | |
| Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1849 - 602 sidor
...1736. says: "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,...discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they tre-:u it, as if, in the presen rnent; and nothing remain as it were, by way of repr world." Advertisement,... | |
| 1849 - 380 sidor
...in the very extreme of decline. " It has come to be taken for granted that Christianity is no longer a subject of inquiry; but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly it is treated as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all persons of discernment,... | |
| Welsh Calvinistic Methodists - 1850 - 92 sidor
...says Bishop Butler, ' 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...agreed point among ALL PEOPLE OF DISCERNMENT, and that nothing remained, but to set it up as a principal subject for mirth and ridicule by way of reprisals... | |
| Henry Rogers - 1850 - 146 sidor
...It is come," says he, " 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. . . . On the contrary, thus much at least will here be found, not taken for granted, but proved, that... | |
| Henry Rogers - 1850 - 612 sidor
...is come,' says he, ' 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 On the contrary, thus much at least will here be found, not taken for granted, but proved, that any... | |
| Calvinistic Methodists - 1850 - 84 sidor
...as a subjeet of inquiry, but that it is now at length diseovered to be fietitious : and aeeordingly they treat it, as if in the present age this were an agreed point among ALL PEOPLE or DISCERNMENT, and that nothing remained, but to set it up as a prineipal subjeet for mirth and ridieule... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 604 sidor
...says he, " 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 to be fictitious. . . . On the contrary, thus much at least will here be found, not taken for granted, but proved, that... | |
| 1850 - 600 sidor
...says he, " 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 to be fictitious. ... . On the contrary, thus much at least will here be found, not taken for granted, but proved, that... | |
| Joseph Butler - 1851 - 338 sidor
...taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of investigation, but that it is now at length, discovered to be fictitious,...principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were oy way of reprisals for its having so long interrupted the plea'sures of the world." In times of such... | |
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