 | Daniel Whitby - 1727 - 204 pàgines
...Salvation from us. See this farther proved, Serm. 4. Sett. 2. 3, 4, 5. In fine, Belief, or Disbelief, can neither be a Virtue, or a Crime, in any one who...Means in his Power of being informed. If a Propofition is evident, we cannot avoid believing of it 5 and where is the Merit or Piety of a neceflary Aflent... | |
 | Matthew Tindal - 1730 - 470 pàgines
...this ft . Point, " Belief, or Disbelief can neither be a Virtue or Thoughts, p. . . * 40. " a Cnme in any One,, who ufes the beft Means in his " Power of, being inform'd. . If a Propofition is evident, " we cannot -avoid believing -it ; and where is the Merit... | |
 | Thomas Gordon - 1743 - 392 pàgines
...am now to examine. I think it but Juftice to the Goodnefs of God to affirm, that Belief or Disbelief can neither be a Virtue or a Crime in any One, who...believing it ; and where is the Merit or Piety of a neceffary Aflent ? If it be not evident, we cannot help rejecting it, or doubting of it ; and where... | |
 | 1758 - 508 pàgines
...depends c — Belief or difbelief, fays the pious and learned Dr. JPbitby, in his Lafl Thoughts, page 40, can neither be a virtue, or a crime, in any one who...means in his power of being informed. If a propofition is evident, we cannot avoid believing it ; and where is the merit or piety of a neceflary aflent ?... | |
 | James Abbott - 1833 - 398 pàgines
...virtue nor a crime, in any one who uses the best means in his power of being informed. If a proposition be evident, we cannot avoid believing it; and where is the merit or piety of a necessary assent? If it be not evident, we cannot help rejecting it, or doubting it; and where is the... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1836 - 224 pàgines
...nor a crime, in any one who uses the best means in his power of being informed. If a proposition is evident, we cannot avoid believing it, and where is the merit or piety of a necessary assent ? If it is not evident, we cannot help rejecting it, or doubting of it; and where... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1836 - 326 pàgines
...nor a crime in any one who uses the best means in his power of being informed. If a proposition is evident, we cannot avoid believing it, and where is the merit or piety of a necessary assent ? If it is not evident, we cannot help rejecting it, or doubting of it; and where... | |
 | Charles Junius Haslam - 1840 - 334 pàgines
...nor profit men." Dr. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind, part II. ch. III. " Belief or disbelief can neither be a virtue or a crime, in any one who uses the best means in his power of being informed. If a proposition is evident, we cannot avoid believing... | |
 | Henry Hetherington - 1840 - 32 pàgines
...feel confident you will not. Dr. Whitby, in his Last Thoughts, tells us, " that belief or disbelief can neither be a virtue or a crime, in any one who uses the best means in his power of being informed. If a proposition is eriitunl, we cannot avoid believing... | |
 | Daniel Whitby - 1841 - 120 pàgines
...salvation from us. See this farther proved, Sermon iv. sec. 2, 3, 4, 5. In fine, belief or disbelief can neither be a virtue or a crime in any one who uses the best means in his power of being informed. If a proposition is evident, we cannot avoid believing... | |
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Belief or disbelief," says Dr. Whitby, "can neither be a virtue nor a crime, in any one who uses the best means in his power of being informed. If a proposition is evident, we cannot avoid believing it, and where is the merit or piety of a necessary assent... 
