 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pages
...agreed point, among all people of discernment; and nothing remained, but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were by way of...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world. On the contrary, thus much, at least, will be here found, not taken for granted, but proved, that any... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1807 - 508 pages
...an agreement among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a piincipal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were, by way...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." There is every reason to believe that the Methodists were the instruments of stemjj ming this torrent.... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1807 - 662 pages
...point among all peoplf of discernment ; and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal *& ject of mirth and ridicule; as it were by way of reprisals, for its laving • so I«n» interrupted the pleasures of tjhe world." where I was baptized, and also first... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1810 - 498 pages
...an agreement among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were, by way of reprisals for its having so lon;j interrupted the pleasures of the world." There is every reasoa to believe that the Methodists... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1811 - 432 pages
...point among ALL PEOPLE OF DISCERNMENT; and " that nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of " mirth and ridicule ; as it were, by way...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." Preface to the Analogy, 1736. What most have been the state of the common people in general, when it... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1811 - 302 pages
...ALT. PEOPLE ov IIISCP.KN.MCN i ; and that nothing remained but to set it up as a principal sithject of mirth and ridicule; as it were, by way of reprisals for its having so long inierrupted the pleasures of the world." Preface to the Analogy, 1736. What ni'.ist have been the state... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1812 - 424 pages
...point among ALL PEOPLE or DisCERXMF.NT ; and that nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule ; as it were by way...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." Preface to the Analogy, 1736. What must have been the state of the common people in genoral, when it... | |
 | John Gillies - 1812 - 326 pages
...agreed " point among all people of discernment ; and nothing re"tnained but 10 set it-up as a principal subject of mirth " and ridicule ; as it were by way...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." Such was the state of religion in England, and Scotland •was greedily swallowing down the poison,... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1812 - 648 pages
...remained but to set it up i« a -principal 1 subject of mirth and ridicule ; aj it wtfre, by way of re' reprisals for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of ' the world." Prefect to the Analqgy, lTo'6. What mu<t have been the state of the common people in general, when... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1813 - 496 pages
...agreed point among all people of discernment ; and nothing remained, but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were by way of...having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world. On the contrary, thus much, at least, will be here found, not taken for granted, but proved, that any... | |
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... that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment, and nothing remained... 
