 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.  The Columbian Magazine - Page 1031847Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Charles Buck - 1829 - 614 pages
...that the whole kingdom of England was tending fast to infidelity. " It is come," 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 enquiry ; but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious; and accordingly they treat it as... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1829 - 738 pages
...influence of grace.' 1 Bishop Butler, in the Advertisement to his Analogy, published in 1736, says — « It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted...by many persons, that Christianity is not so much an object of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly, they... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1830 - 368 pages
...real Christianity. Bishop Butler, in the Advertisement to his Analogy, published in 1730, says—' It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted...by many persons, that Christianity is not so much an object of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they... | |
 | James Youngs - 1830 - 668 pages
...them the name of the " holy club," and afterwards, " Methodists." " It is come," says Bishop Butler, " I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is. 14 not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious;... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 1158 pages
...the whole kingdom of England, was tending fast to infidelity. " It is come," 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 enquiry'; but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious; and accordingly they treat it as... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 644 pages
...that the whole kingdom of England was tending fast to infidelity. " It is come," 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 enquiry ; but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious; and accordingly they treat it as... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1834 - 388 pages
...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,...to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it, as b if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment ; and nothing remained,... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1834 - 562 pages
...published in 1736. In this is the testimony of bishop Burnet. He sa}'s, ' It is come, I know not how, i for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a sub[uiry : but that it is now, at length, discovered to be fictitious ; and, accor:y treat it as if,... | |
 | Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - 1835 - 740 pages
...churches, was such as was lamented by the learned Bishop Butler, in 1736, in the following terms : " It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted...persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of enquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly, they treat it as... | |
 | John Gillies - 1838 - 728 pages
...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,...as if in the present age this were an agreed point among1 all people of discernment ; and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of... | |
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