 | John William Burgon - 1862 - 456 pages
...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....the present age, this were an agreed point among all persons of discernment; and nothing remnined but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule,... | |
 | Richard Sibbes - 1862 - 560 pages
...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 of discernment,' (Preface to ' The Analogy '). (A) P. 488. —... | |
 | Meyer Kayserling - 1863 - 494 pages
...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,...an agreed point among all people of discernment." The system of patronage in the Established Church had been perverted to the vilest uses, political... | |
 | Richard Sibbs - 1863 - 582 pages
...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,...an agreed point among all people of discernment,' (Preface to ' The Analogy '). (A) P. 488. — ' The whole world was darkened.' This remains matter... | |
 | Richard Sibbes - 1863 - 556 pages
...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,...age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment,1 (Preface to ' The Analogy '). (A) P. 488.—' The whole world was darkened.' This remains... | |
 | Isaak August Dorner - 1863 - 568 pages
...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 :...accordingly, they treat it as if, in the present age, this was an agreed point among all people of discernment." With those, however, who still maintained a certain... | |
 | Matthew Baxter - 1865 - 534 pages
...tuken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject for inquiry ; but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious, and...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 practical subject... | |
 | William Wilson - 1866 - 460 pages
...Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry; but that it is now, at length, discocered to he fictitious. And, accordingly, they treat it as if,...reprisals, for its having so long interrupted the plcatures of ihe world." Archbishop Seeker, in 1788, wrote the following sentence: — " Wo cannot... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1866 - 502 pages
...best what to do. May he bless you!'" WBB not BO much as a subject of inquiry; bat that it is > >w, at length, discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly...and ridicule, as it were by way of reprisals, for ita having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world."* This was said in 1736, and to such a state... | |
 | Abel Stevens - 1866 - 300 pages
...And accordingly it is treated as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all persons of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject for mirth and ridicule." Southey says: " The clergy had lost that authority which may always command... | |
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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... 
