 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 pages
...fort of Difficulties in if, as are found in the Conftitution of Nature. And in a like way of Reflexion it may be added, that he who denies the Scripture to have been from God upon Account of thefe difficulties, may, for the very * .Xfij fjkli roi yi nr aT<i| jrctftta&K/Aivot rS xTiVayle; rat... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Analogy (Religion) - 1765 - 488 pages
...Nature, may well expe£i to find the fame fort of Difficulties in it, as are found in the Con/lit ut ion of Nature. And in a like way of Reflection it may...the Scripture to have been from God upon Account of thefe Difficulties, may, for the very d Xpw fj.kv TOI y- ray 0,-7r<t% Ttfpa/sJ etptvor T* TH Tap nafuof... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...fort cf difficulties in it, as are ftu;i.: the conftuution of nature. And in a '=•'•• s-. »ay of reflection it may be added, that he who denies the Scripture to have been from Gixl, upon account of thefe difficulties, may, for the very fame reafon, deny the world to have been... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pages
...TOIJ ''« origi eiV>;$ <"V;>"-i', -.0.1170, xa> trcgi v»/» ygafuii. Pbilocal. p. 23. Cant. " will expect to find the same sort of difficulties in "...are found in the constitution of nature." And, in like way of reflection, it may be added, that he, who denies the Scriptures to have been from God upon... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1807 - 464 pages
...That he who believes the Scripture to have proceeded " from him who is the Author of Nature, may well expect to find the same " sort of difficulties in...as are found in the constitution of nature :" And Dr Butler adds, that in the like way of judging, he who denies the Scripture to have been from God,... | |
 | James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1808 - 200 pages
...difficulties in it, as we found in the constitution of nature.' On the quotation the Doctor adds, ' And in like way of reflection it may be added, that he who...same reason, deny the world to h'ave been formed by v * him. On the other hand, if there be an analogy or likeness between that system of things and dispensation... | |
 | Joseph Lomas Towers - Bible - 1808 - 346 pages
...expect to find the same sort of difficulties in it, which are found in the constitution of nature. And he who denies the scripture to have been from God...reason, deny the world to have been formed by him I7.' But symbolical language, the prime, source of prophetic obscurity, was used, not only because... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - Judges - 1814 - 482 pages
...in the like way of judging, he who denies the Scripture to have been from God, upon account of those difficulties, may for the very same reason deny the world to have been formed by him. Oa the other hand, if there be an analogy between that system of things, and that dispensation which... | |
 | 1834 - 778 pages
...Scripture to have proceeded from Him who is the author of nature, may well expect to find the 4 A 542 same sort of difficulties in it, as are found in the constitution of nature." (Philocal. p. 23, ed. Cant.) Gratified as we have been with Dr. Croly's Memoir, and particularly with... | |
 | 1822 - 666 pages
...scripture to have proceeded from Him who is the Author of nature," said a Christian father,* " may well expect to find the same sort of difficulties in it, as are found in the constitution of nature." Since, then, it is admitted that there are difficulties in both, what are we to do with these ? We... | |
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Origen* has with singular sagacity observed, that "he who believes the Scripture to have proceeded from him who is the Author of nature, may well expect to find the same sort of difficulties in it as are found in the constitution of nature. 
