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acknowledged natural laws afterwards alleged facts alleged new fact appears ascertained natural laws attested believe bird caution Christian corre course of nature crocodile cultivated deemed disbelieved doubt Dr Abercrombie Dr Chalmers error evidence external facts extraordinary facts fact presented faith fall of meteoric fallacious fidelity give Herodotus human testimony hypothesis impostures incredulity insensibility Lavoisier laws of nature magnet marvellous facts matters of illusion mesmeric sleep meteoric stones mono-ideised multitude never number of credible number of honest occasional ordinary palpable fact personal observation petitio principii phenomena philosopher philosophy plain and palpable Plausac plover possible presumptive character principle priori objections professes proved prussic acid reason receive reception of facts regarding rejected relation repudiate SCIENTIFIC WORLD seen senses shew Sir John speak statement sufficient number tell testimony-and things tooth of gold true truth unhesi universal false verity of miracles view of testimony vouched whole wholly witness-ship wonderful