 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 trang
...that Chriftianity is not fo much as a Subject of Inquiry ; but that it is, now at length, difcovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it, as if, in the prefent Age, this were an agreed Point, among all People of Difcernment; and nothing remained, but... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1765 - 488 trang
...Perions, that Chriftianity is not fo 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 prefent Age, this were an agreed Point, among all People of Difcernment ; and nothing remained, but... | |
 | 1869
...many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is now at length part. (1C.) They objected against tivo other Rubrics...Matrimony ; — 1. Then shall begin the Communion, and as if nothing remained, bat to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule ; as it •were... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 trang
...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...discernment; and nothing remained, but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were by way of reprisals, for its having so long interrupted... | |
 | 1807 - 612 trang
...many persons, that orthodoxy is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is now, at length, discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they...discernment ; and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and Ridicule, as it were by way of re prisals, for its having so long interrupted... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1807 - 508 trang
...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 if, in the present age, this were an agreement among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a piincipal subject... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1807 - 662 trang
...own remark upon this was j " Last Sunday in the afternoon, I preached my first sermon in the church if in the present age, this were an agreed point among all peoplf of discernment ; and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal *& ject of mirth and ridicule;... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1810 - 498 trang
...persons, that Christianity is not so much as a •ubject of enquiry ; 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 agreement among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 556 trang
...that chriftianity is not fo much as a fubjedl of inquiry; but that it is, now at length, difcovered to be fictitious ; and accordingly they treat it, as if, in the prelent age, this were an agreed point among all people of difcernment ; and nothing remained but to... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1811 - 432 trang
...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,...agreed point among ALL PEOPLE OF DISCERNMENT; and " that nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of " mirth and ridicule ; as it were,... | |
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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 were... 
