Essay on the Sceptical Tendency of Butler's "Analogy"J. Chapman, 1859 - Всего страниц: 55 |
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adventitious aid already amongst antagonistic appears argu argument Atheism Author become believe Bishop Butler Bishop of Bristol Butler says BUTLER'S ANALOGY Catholicism character Christianity and Infidelity Church command constitution contains things conviction course course of nature defence of Christianity Deity delusive demonstration dence difficulties disciple of Butler Dissenter Divine Divine Providence doctrine doubt duty earnest effect endeavour ESSAY Established Church evil experience exposition fact feel felt God's HARVARD COLLEGE Hennell's honour Human Nature idea ignorance immoral inferences influence instincts kind laid law of morality light ligion logic ment mental mind Miss Hennell natural religion noble notion of religion object orthodoxy ourselves perhaps Popery position practical precepts Prelate premisses Presbyterian proof Queen Caroline question readers regard religious Revelation Rogers satisfaction SCEPTICAL Scripture Secker seeking seems Sermons shows side spirit submission taking tendency theological theory thinker thought tion Trinitarian true truth Unitarianism virtue whole
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Стр. 17 - Scripture precepts, which require, not vicious actions, but actions which would have been vicious had it not been for such precepts; because they are sometimes weakly urged as immoral, and great weight is laid upon objections drawn from them. But to me there seems no difficulty at all in these precepts, but what arises -from their being offences : ie from their being liable to be perverted, as indeed they are, by wicked designing men, to serve the most horrid purposes ; and, perhaps, to mislead the...
Стр. 19 - 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 an agreed point among all people of discernment...
Стр. 15 - Scripture given to particular persons requiring actions which would be immoral and vicious, were it not for such precepts. But it is easy to see, that all these are of such a kind as that the precept changes the whole nature of the case and of the action ; and both constitutes and...
Стр. 16 - But it is quite otherwise in precepts, which require only the doing an external action; for instance, taking away the property or life of any. For men have no right to either life or property, but what arises solely from the grant of God: When this grant is revoked, they cease to have any right at all, in either. And when this revocation is made known, as surely it is possible it may be, it must cease to be unjust to deprive them of either.
Стр. 19 - On the contrary, thus much, at least, will be here found, not taken for granted, but proved, that any reasonable man, who will thoroughly consider the matter, may be as much assured, as he is of his own being, that it is not, however, so clear a case, that there is nothing in it.
Стр. 46 - Butler being thus brought back into the world, his merit and his talents soon introduced him to particular notice, and paved the way for his rising to those high dignities which he afterwards enjoyed. In 1736 he was appointed clerk of the closet to queen Caroline ; and in the same year, he presented to her majesty a copy of his excellent treatise, entitled, " The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature.
Стр. 39 - I endeavoured, after a demonstrative proof, not only more fully to satisfy my own mind, but also, in order to defend the great truths of natural religion, and those of the Christian revelation which follow from them, against all opposers...
Стр. 14 - Scripture ; ie not whether it contains things different from what we should have expected from a wise, just, and good Being ; for objections from hence have been now obviated : but whether it contains things plainly contradictory to wisdom, justice, or goodness ; to what the light of nature teaches us of God.
Стр. 15 - ... or immoral, which, prior to the precept, must have appeared and really have been so : which may well be, since none of these precepts are contrary to immutable morality.