| St. George Jackson Mivart - 1876 - 486 pages
...attention of men who have work to do in the world." — p. 158. He then quotes Hume saying : — " If we take in hand any volume of divinity, or school...it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion." — p. 159. Professor Huxley adds : — " Permit me to enforce this most wise advice. Why trouble ourselves... | |
| St. George Jackson Mivart - 1876 - 488 pages
...the attention of men who have work to do in the world."—p. 158. He then quotes Hume saying:— " If we take in hand any volume of divinity, or school...flames, for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion."—p. 159. Professor Huxley adds :— " Permit me to enforce this most wise advice. Why trouble... | |
| St. George Jackson Mivart - 1876 - 492 pages
...attention of men who have work to do in the world." — p. 158. He then quotes Hume saying : — " If we take in hand any volume of divinity, or school...number ? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning conceming matter of fact and existence i No. Commit it then to the flames, for it can contain nothing... | |
| 1879 - 626 pages
...principles, what havoc must we make ! If we take in our hand any volume of divinity or school metaphysic, for instance, let us ask, Does it contain any abstract...any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact existence ? No. Commit it then to the flames : for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion."1... | |
| John Tulloch - 1876 - 264 pages
...Professor Huxley's address " On the Physical Basis of Life " — ' Lay Sermons,' &c., p. 15o:— " ' If we take in hand any volume of divinity, or school...contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity and number 1 No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence... | |
| John Tulloch - 1876 - 262 pages
...Professor Huxley's address " On the Physical Basis of Life " — ' Lay Sermons/ &c., p. 150 :— " ' If we take in hand any volume of divinity, or school...contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity and number ? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence... | |
| James Thompson Bixby - 1876 - 254 pages
...advice, as he calls it, of Hume : " If we take in hand any volume of divinity or school metaphysic for instance, let us ask, Does it contain any abstract...Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matters of fact and existence ? No. Commit it, then, to the flames, for it can contain nothing but... | |
| James Thompson Bixby - 1876 - 252 pages
...reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matters of fact and existence ? No. Commit it, then, to the...it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion." Such are the charges currently made nowadays against the trustworthiness of the truths of religion... | |
| Thomas Harper - 1881 - 798 pages
...When we run over libraries, persuaded of these principles, what havoc must we make ? If we take in our hand any volume of divinity or school metaphysics,...instance ; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasonings concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasonings concerning... | |
| Thomas Harper - 1881 - 798 pages
...When we run over libraries, persuaded of these principles, what havoc must we make ? If we take in our hand any volume of divinity or school metaphysics,...instance ; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasonings concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasonings concerning1... | |
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