 | John Leland, William Laurence Brown - 1798 - 496 ˹éÒ
...inference lie draws from the argument, as he had managed it. " The plain " confequep.ee is," faith he, " and it is a general maxim worthy " of our attention, that no tcfiimony is iufficient to eftablifh a " miracle, unlefs the teftimony be of fuch a kind, that its... | |
 | 1817 - 798 ˹éÒ
...by" the infc ¡position of an InVrSibfe AgenV This Essay, to use bis own words, is 'designed to show "That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle,...the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood AvoiiM be more miraculous, than the tact -which it endeavours to establish : arid even, in that case,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 530 ˹éÒ
...which in this passage is entirely equivalent, and observe the effect produced by this elucidation. " The '.' plain consequence is, and it is a GENERAL...our attention, That NO TESTIMONY is SUFFICIENT TO ES" TABLISH A MIRACLE J UNLESS THE TESTIMONY BE OF SUcH " A KIND, THAT ITS FALSEHOOD WOULD BE MORE... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 294 ˹éÒ
...which in this passage is entirely equivalent, and observe the effect produced by this elucidation. " The plain consequence is, and it is " .a GENERAL MAXIM, worthy of our at*• tention, THAT NO TESTIMONY is SUFFICI" ENT TO ESTABLISH A MIRACLE, UNLESS " THE TESTIMONY BE... | |
 | Thomas Edward Ritchie - 1807 - 546 ˹éÒ
...reader will be able to collect: the bearing of his religious creed. " The plain confequence," fays he, " is (and it is a general maxim worthy of our attention,) that no teftimony is fulllcient to eftablifh a miracle, unlefs the teftimony be of fuch a kind, that its falfehood... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 556 ˹éÒ
...proof be destroyed, or the miracle rendered credible, but by an opposite proof, which is superior *. The plain consequence is (and it is a general maxim worthy of our attention), " That no testimony is suffi" cient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of " such a kind, that its falsehood would... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 830 ˹éÒ
...kind which Mr. Hume has acknowledged sufficient to establish even a miracle. " No testimony (says in j is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony...miraculous than the fact which, it endeavours to establish. When one tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself whether... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1817 - 636 ˹éÒ
...sufficient to establish the credibility even of a miracle. " No testimony, says he, (b) is sufficient M establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such...miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish — When any one tells me, that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself,... | |
 | Thomas Renwick - 1820 - 360 ˹éÒ
...destructive of the physical wonders displayed by Miss M^Woy. It has been well observed, he says, that 164 " No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle,...the fact which it endeavours to establish." ." And I shall leave it to the world to decide, whether the evidence to the miracle in question is not fairly... | |
 | 1881 - 1046 ˹éÒ
...show that the testimony completely fulfils the requirement of Hume, namely, that to prove a miracle ' the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood...miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish.' To us it seems that he has done little more than indicate the line of argument which leads to that... | |
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That no testimony is sufficient " to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such " a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous " than the fact which it endeavours to establish... 
