 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. And accordingly they treat it, as if, in the present age, this...  Calcutta Review - Page 1851861Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pages
...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,...reprisals, for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world. On the contrary, thus much, at least, will be here found, not taken for granted,... | |
 | 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...of reprisals for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." There is every reason to believe that the Methodists were the instruments... | |
 | 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
...to be fictitious ; and 'accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreement among all people of discernment, and nothing remained...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
...it as if in the present age, this were "an agreed point among ALL PEOPLE OF DISCERNMENT; and " that nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject...reprisals for its " having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." Preface to the Analogy, 1736. What most have been the state of the common... | |
 | 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
...it, as if in the present age, this were an agreed point among ALL PEOPLE or DisCERXMF.NT ; and that nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject...of reprisals for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." Preface to the Analogy, 1736. What must have been the state of the common... | |
 | John Gillies - 1812 - 326 pages
...this were an 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...of reprisals for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world." Such was the state of religion in England, and Scotland •was greedily swallowing... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1813 - 496 pages
...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,...reprisals, for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world. On the contrary, thus much, at least, will be here found, not taken for granted,... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1815 - 546 pages
...-, and accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, tins were an agreement among all penpie of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it...of reprisals for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world. " There is ever)1 reason to believe, that the Methodists were the instruments... | |
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