 As we are in no sort judges beforehand, by what laws or rules, in what degree, or by what means, it were to have been expected that God would naturally instruct us ; so upon supposition of his affording us light and instruction by revelation, additional...  A Critical Examination of Butler's 'Analogy,' - Page 157by Henry Hughes - 1898 - 276 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1857 - 380 pages
...These observations, relating to the whole of Christianity, are applicable to inspiration in particular. As we are in no sort judges beforehand, by what laws...would naturally instruct us; so, upon supposition of hia affording us light and instruction by revelation, additional to what he has afforded us by reason... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1857 - 514 pages
...relating to the whole of Chriftianity are applicable to infpiration in particular. As we are in no fort judges beforehand, by what laws or rules, in what degree, or by what means, it were to have been expedted, that God would naturally inftrudt us ; fo, upon fuppofition of his affording us light and... | |
 | Sir James Fitzjames Stephen - Trials (Heresy) - 1862 - 392 pages
...observations relating to the whole " of Christianity are applicable to inspiration in particular. " As we are in no sort judges beforehand by what laws or " rules, or in what degree, or by what means it were to * 1 Butler, 146, Analogy, Part II. chap. iii. " have... | |
 | Joseph Napier - 1864 - 350 pages
...analogy is applicable to " inspiration" in particular. Before experience we are incompetent judges, by what laws or rules, in what degree or by what means...have been expected that God would naturally instruct us—so are we incompetent to judge how he would supernaturally instruct us. The kind or the degree... | |
 | James Buchanan - Analogy (Religion) - 1864 - 650 pages
...incompetent judges of one, must render it credible that we may be incompetent judges also of the other. ... As we are in no sort judges beforehand, by what laws or rules, in what degrees or by what means, it were to have been expected that God would naturally instruct us ; so,... | |
 | 1869 - 414 pages
...THESE observations, relating to the whole of Christianity, are applicable to inspiration in particular. As we are in no sort judges beforehand by what laws...been expected that God would naturally instruct us, во, upon supposition of his affording us light and instruction by Revelation, additional to what... | |
 | 1871 - 654 pages
...evidence cannot be postulated by the reason. "As we are in no sort judges beforehand," says Butler, "by what laws or rules, in what degree, or by what...instruct us ; so upon supposition of his affording light and instruction, by revelation, additional to what he has afforded us by reason ami experience,... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Analogy (Religion) - 1872 - 386 pages
...observations, relating to the whole of Christianity, are a pplicable to inspiration in particular. As we are in no sort judges beforehand, by what laws...by what means, it were to have been expected that Go3 would naturally instruct us; so, upon supposition of his affording us light and instruction by... | |
 | J. Butler - 1873 - 364 pages
...These observations, relating to the whole of Christianity, are applicable to inspiration in particular. As we are in no sort judges beforehand, by what laws...by what means, it were to have been expected, that Grod would naturally instruct us; so upon supposition of his affording us light and instruction by... | |
 | M. A. (Trinity College, Cambridge.) - Christianity - 1874 - 170 pages
...These observations, relating to the whole of Christianity, are applicable to inspiration in particular. As we are in no sort judges beforehand by what laws...has afforded us by reason and experience, we are in * Note (AA). t Note (BE). no sort judges by what methods and in what proportion it were to be expected... | |
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