The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 3R. Carter, 1841 |
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Page 84
... carried without any over - refinement , a little farther than these writers have attempted ; inasmuch as , in both cases , the instinctive principle is in the first case unlimited , and requires , for its correction and regulation , the ...
... carried without any over - refinement , a little farther than these writers have attempted ; inasmuch as , in both cases , the instinctive principle is in the first case unlimited , and requires , for its correction and regulation , the ...
Page 112
... carried out , it might as well be con- tended , that we should not believe a miracle though we saw it , as that we should not believe a miracle however it may be reported to us . It might be said in the one case as in the other , that ...
... carried out , it might as well be con- tended , that we should not believe a miracle though we saw it , as that we should not believe a miracle however it may be reported to us . It might be said in the one case as in the other , that ...
Page 114
... carry it over that of the best attested historical facts . We may judge from this of the immense weight of testimony necessary to establish a suspension of the natural laws ; and what an abuse it were to apply here the ordinary rules of ...
... carry it over that of the best attested historical facts . We may judge from this of the immense weight of testimony necessary to establish a suspension of the natural laws ; and what an abuse it were to apply here the ordinary rules of ...
Page 134
... carry him in safety through the manifold judg- ments he is called upon to make , in the practical business of life . It is thus that an unlettered workman , incapable though he be of all nice calcu- lation , may , in these matters ...
... carry him in safety through the manifold judg- ments he is called upon to make , in the practical business of life . It is thus that an unlettered workman , incapable though he be of all nice calcu- lation , may , in these matters ...
Page 147
... carrying on the first examination , we might be subject to very great uncertainty . The professed author of the com- munication in question may live at such a distance from us , that we may never have it in our power to verify his ...
... carrying on the first examination , we might be subject to very great uncertainty . The professed author of the com- munication in question may live at such a distance from us , that we may never have it in our power to verify his ...
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