 | Abraham John Valpy - 1826 - Страниц: 596
...of a law of nature," plainly shows that he meant tu include human nature : no testimony," says he, " is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a nature that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish :"... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1826 - Страниц: 600
...a law of nature," plainly shows that he meant to include human nature : no testimony," says he, 'Us sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a nature that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavgrs to establish :"... | |
 | George Gleig (bp. of Brechin.) - 1827 - Страниц: 1124
...would be sufficient to establish the credibility even of a miracle. " No testimony,"' says he, -f-"is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony...be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish. — When any one tells me, that he saw a... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1829 - Страниц: 230
...that unalterable experience should be violated. Hence he lays it down, as a plain consequence, that no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle,...of such a' kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish. To an unsophisiicaied intellect, this reasoning... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - Страниц: 420
...testimony would be sufficient to establish the credihility even of a miracle. ' No testimony,' says he, ' is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony...Be of such a kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the tact which it endeavours to establish. — When any one tells me, that he saw •... | |
 | Archibald Alexander - 1830 - Страниц: 212
...word, perhaps, it may be adopted, and will place the question on its proper ground. The change which 1 propose, is to substitute the word improbable, for...principle, which is, that facts are incredible in * Dr, Gleig. proportion as they are miraculous ; which principle, he, in several places avows, and... | |
 | William Henry Rowlatt - 1830 - Страниц: 454
...establish a miracle, unless it be of such a kind, that its falsehood 1 Paley's Evidences, vol. ip 111. u 2 would be more improbable than the fact which it : endeavours to establish \" Such appears to have been the case of the Evangelists. — They had ample means of knowing the truth... | |
 | James Douglas - 1831 - Страниц: 264
...referred to is the following, which he calls " a general maxim, worthy of our attention :" — " That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle,...be of such a kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish ; and, even in that case, there is a mutual... | |
 | Archibald Alexander - 1832 - Страниц: 270
...Christians, if the facts reported by them were true, is a greater miracle than any which they hare recorded. But the maxim, as stated by Mr. Hume, is...falsehood would be more improbable, than the fact which it endeavors to establish. The ground of objection to the word, miraculous, is, that it involves a false... | |
 | George Hill - 1833 - Страниц: 604
...to this case the words of Mr. Hume, although he certainly did not mean them to be so applied : .. " No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle,...be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish." The falsehood of the testimony of the apostles... | |
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That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavours to establish... 
