 | Olinthus Gregory - 1829 - 334 σελίδες
...be miraculous, there arises a con" test of two opposite experiences, or proof against " proof. Now, a miracle is a violation of the laws of " nature ;..." has established these laws, the proof against a mira" cle, from the very nature of the fact, is as complete " as any argument from experience can possibly... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 1158 σελίδες
...miracle being a violation of the laws of nature, which a firm and unalterable experience has established, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experiencecan be : whereas pur experience of human veracity, which (according to him) 32* is the sole... | |
 | Archibald Alexander - 1832 - 270 σελίδες
...to an entire proof; in that case there is proof against proof, of which the strongest must prevail. A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and...argument from experience can possibly be imagined. And if so, it is an undeniable consequence, that it cannot be surmounted by any proof whatever from... | |
 | Charles Pettit McIlvaine - 1832 - 534 σελίδες
...attested be miraculous, there arises a contest of two opposite experiences, or proof against proof. Now, a miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and...miracle, from the very, nature of the fact, is as complete as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined ; and if so, it is an undeniable... | |
 | Charles Pettit McIlvaine - 1832 - 534 σελίδες
...attested be miraculous, there arises a contest of two opposite experiences, or proof against proof. Now, a miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and...a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as complete as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined ; and if so, it is an undeniable... | |
 | John Douglas (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1832 - 266 σελίδες
...delusions'1; for to him it seems that all miracles are superstitious delusions. " A miracle," says he, " is a violation of the laws " of nature, and as a firm and unalterable experi" ence has established these laws, the proof against " a miracle, from the very nature of the... | |
 | John Douglas - 1832 - 270 σελίδες
...delusions'1; for to him it seems that all miracles are superstitious delusions. " A miracle," says he, " is a violation of the laws " of nature, and as a firm and unalterable experi" ence has established these laws, the proof against " a miracle, from the very nature of the... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - 1833 - 864 σελίδες
...summary positions on this subject advanced by Air. Hume. He says, in his Essay, vol. 3, sec. 1O, " A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and...argument from experience can possibly be imagined." As a matter of abstract philosophical consideration (for in that point of view only can the subject... | |
 | Charles Pettit McIlvaine - 1832 - 534 σελίδες
...attested be miraculous, there arises a contest of two opposite experiences, or proof against proof. Now, a miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and...miracle, from the very, nature of the fact, is as complete as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined ; and if so, it is an undeniable... | |
 | Charles Pettit McIlvaine - 1833 - 450 σελίδες
...attested be miraculous, there arises a contest of two opposite experiences, or proof against proof. Now, a miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and,...a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as complete as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined ; and if so, it is an undeniable... | |
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A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined. 
