 | Edward Bickersteth - 1830 - 368 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 - 644 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 1158 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...ADVERTISEMENT PREFIXED TO THE FIRST EDITION. IF the reader should meet here with any thing which he had not before attended to, it will not be in the observations...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1838 - 1574 Seiten
...that the whole kingdom of England was tending fast to infidelity. "It us come," says bishop Butler, " I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not •o much as a subject of Inquiry ; but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious; and accordingly... | |
 | Thomas Jackson - 1839 - 190 Seiten
...danger, by doing it under specious colours and pretences of several kinds." * BISHOP BUTLER, I?36. " IT is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so muck as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is, now at length, discovered to be ^fictitious. And accordingly-,... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1839 - 362 Seiten
...philosophy, patient thought, and purity of morals. So that in the language of Butler, " it had come to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of investigation, but that it is now at length, discovered to be fictitious, and accordingly they treat... | |
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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... 
