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 were... Littell's Living Age - Page 271850Full view - About this book
| 1849 - 380 pages
...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... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 604 pages
...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...may be as much assured as he is of his own being, thai it is not, however, so clear that there is nothing in il." The Christian, we conceive, may now... | |
| Henry Rogers - 1850 - 612 pages
...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...taken for granted, but proved, that any reasonable mai], who will thoroughly consider the matter, may be as much assured as he is of his own being, that... | |
| Welsh Calvinistic Methodists - 1850 - 92 pages
...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 were an agreed point among ALL PEOPLE... | |
| Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1850 - 342 pages
...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 were an agreed point among all people... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1851 - 570 pages
...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. And assuredly, they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point amongst people of... | |
| Joseph Butler - 1851 - 338 pages
...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 were an agreed point among all people... | |
| 1851 - 652 pages
...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 were an agreed point among all people... | |
| 1851 - 858 pages
...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 were an agreed point among all people... | |
| 1853 - 330 pages
...not how, to be talen for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so ranch as a subject for inquiry ; but that it is now, at length, discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age/* — (last century) — "this were an agreed... | |
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