 | 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 436
...Christianity was not so muck as a subject of inquiry j and aecordingly they treat it as if, in th» present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were, by way... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 614
...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... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 738
...influence of grace.' 1 Bishop Butler, in the Advertisement to his Analogy, published in 1736, 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... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 368
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 668
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 1158
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 644
...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... | |
 | John Gillies - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 672
...affecting description of this, by Bishop Butler, whom none will suspect of exaggerating the fact : " It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted....agreed point among all people of discernment ; and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule ; as it were by way... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 414
...However, the proper force of the following treatise lies in the whole general analogy considered together It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted,...agreed point among all people of discernment ; and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were by way of... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 388
...However, the proper force of the following Treatise lies in the whole general analogy considered together. It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted,...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,... | |
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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... 
