 | 1803 - 572 pages
...argument in a clear and popular manner : ' In crowing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a ttont, and were asked how the stone came to be there, I might possibly answer, that, for any thing I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever: nor would... | |
 | 1807 - 1012 pages
...the Argument, for fht Existence of a DEITY, by 'the late Dr. Paley. ESSAY. I. IN crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone came to be there, 1 might possibly answer, that, for any thing I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever ; nor... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 1004 pages
...the Argument 7 for the Existence of a DEITY, by the late Dr. Paley. ESSAY. I. IN crossing a heath, Suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone came tu be there, I might possibly answer, that, for any thing I knew to the contrary, it had Iain there... | |
 | William Paley - 1810 - 498 pages
...OP THE EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES OF THE DEITY. CHAPTER I. STATE OF THE ARGUMENT. IN crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone came to be there, I might possibly answer, that for any thing I knew to the contrary, it had lain there forever ; nor would it... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 574 pages
...Conclusion .......... . . 535 NATURAL THEOLOGY. CHAPTER I. STATE OF THE ARGUMENT. AN crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone came to be there; I might possibly answer, that, for any thing I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever: nor \vould... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 1814 - 558 pages
...together by chance ? (e) should we not conclude that it was made by one (e) " In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone came to be there, I might possibly answer, that, for any thing I knew to the contrary, it hid lain there for ever ; nor would... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 382 pages
...THEOLOGY. CHAP. L State of the argument. TN crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a Atonf", and were asked how the stone came to be there : I might possibly answer, that for any thing I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever : nor would... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. NATURAL THEOLOGY. § 1. State of tlie Argument. Tn crossing a heath, nd laughs in form, like an author, and not like a man. From the account which I have given of Lord possibly answer, that, for any thing I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever: nor would... | |
 | Charles Morey - 1824 - 212 pages
...demonstration of the existence of God, in the following manner :— " In crossing a heath," says he, " suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone came to be there, I might possibly answer, that for any thing that I knew, it had lain there forever ; nor would it, perhaps,... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 382 pages
...Deity . .268 XXVH CSntluston 3K NATURAL THEOLOGY. CHAP. I. Stlte of the argument. 1.1 crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone '.ame to be there : I might possibly answer, thuf for any thing I knew to tiie contrary, it had luin... | |
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I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever: nor would it perhaps be very easy to show the absurdity of this answer. But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground, and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place; I should... 
