 | Thomas Robert Malthus - 1836 - 520 sider
...it were dropped us by nature accidentally, or which seemed to come into our minds by chance. For all the same phenomena, and the same faculties of investigation...possession of mankind several thousand years before," The latter years of his life were passed with little variety in the society of his family and friends,... | |
 | 1837 - 734 sider
...iii., part 2, of the Analogy) is — " And possibly it might be intended that events, as they come to pass, should open, and ascertain the meaning of several parts of scripture." Lord Bacon thus speaks — " We must remember, that to God, the author of the scriptures, those two... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1838 - 616 sider
...been so l^ng in the possession of mankind, should contain many truths as yet undiscovered. For, all the same phenomena, and the same faculties of investigation,...possibly it might be intended, that events, as they come to pass, should open and ascertain the meaning of several parts of Scripture. It may be objected... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1838 - 632 sider
...been so long in the possession of mankind, should contain many truths as yet undiscovered. For, all the same phenomena, and the same faculties of investigation,...possibly it might be intended, that events, as they come to pass, should open and ascertain the meaning of several parts of Scripture. It may be objected,... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1839 - 362 sider
...been so long in the possession of mankind, should contain many truths as yet undiscovered. For, all the same phenomena, and the same faculties of investigation,...made in the present and last age, were equally in the po*. session of mankind several thousand years before. And possibly it might be intended, that events,... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 1843 - 372 sider
...been so long in the possession of mankind, should contain many truths as yet undiscovered ; for all the same phenomena, and the same faculties of investigation,...possibly it might be intended, that events, as they come to pass, should open and ascertain the meaning of several parts of Scripture." — Butler's Analogy,... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1843 - 358 sider
...been so long in the possession of mankind, should contain many truths as yet undiscovered. For, all the same phenomena, and the same faculties of investigation,...possibly it might be intended, that events, as they come to pass, should open and ascertain the meaning of several parts of Scripture. It may be objected,... | |
 | 1844 - 766 sider
...been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as yet undiscovered ; for all the same phenomena, and the same faculties of investigation,...possibly it might be intended, that events, as they come to pass, should open and ascertain the meaning of several parts of Scripture." (Part ii. chap.... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 1844 - 372 sider
...truths as yet undiscovered ; Jbr all the same phenomena, and the same faculties of investiga/ tion, from which such great discoveries in natural knowledge...possibly it might be intended, that events, as they come to pass, should open and ascertain the meaning of several parts of Scripture." — Butler's Analogy,... | |
 | 1850 - 642 sider
...has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as yet »ndiscerned. For all the same phenomena and the same faculties of investigation,...possession of mankind several thousand years before." These words are worthy of Butler ; and as many illustrations of their truth have been supplied since... | |
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Nor is it at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as yet undiscovered. For, all the same phenomena and the same faculties of investigation, from which such great discoveries in natural... 
