...alone which gives authority to human testimony; and the same experience that assures us of the law of nature. When, therefore, these two kinds of experience are contrary, we have nothing to do but to subtract the one from the other. And this subtraction, with regard to all popular religions, amounts...

...no testimony by which the truth of miracles could be proved ; and he says, «It is experience alone which gives authority to human testimony ; and it is the same experience that assures us of the laws of nature. When therefore these two kinds of experience are contrary, we...

...also. " 'Tis experience only" (says Mr. Hume1) " which gives authority to human " testimony : and 'tis the same experience which " assures us of the laws of nature. When there" fore these two kinds of experience are contrary, " we have nothing to do, but to subtract the...

...nations, and in successive ages of the world. Mr. Hume, of course, ascribes it to experience — ' it is experience only which gives authority to human...experience which assures us of the laws of nature;' — but, then, how is this latter experience, in the needed extent, obtained, but by testimony t —...

...also. " 'Tis experience only" (says Mr. Hume) " which gives authority to human testimony : and 'tis the same experience which assures us of the laws of...experience are contrary, we have nothing to do, but to subtract the one from the other." Since then experience is against a miracle, whereas experience...

...also. " 'Tis experience only" (says Mr. Hume) " which gives authority to human testimony: and 'tis the same experience which assures us of the laws of...experience are contrary, we have nothing to do, but to subtract the one from the other." Since then experience is against a miracle, whereas experience...

...very nature of the fact which it would endeavour to establish. It is experience only which give -. authority to human testimony ; and it is the same...experience which assures us of the laws of nature. When, therelore, these two kinds of experience are contrary, we have nothing to do but subtract the one from...

...the very nature of the fact which it would endeavour to establish. It is experience only which give s authority to human testimony ; and it is the same experience which assures us of the laws of nat utv. When, therefore, these two kinds of experience are contrary, we have nothing to do but subtract...

...opposed by another proof, derived from the very nature of the fact which it would endeavour to establish. It is experience only which gives authority to human...it is the same experience which assures us of the . yi \ ' ) laws of nature. When, therefore, these two kinds of * experience are contrary, we have nothing...

...experience alone," saith he, " which gives authority to human testimony ; and 'tis the same experience that assures us of the laws of nature. When therefore these...experience are contrary, we have nothing to do but to substract the one from the other. And this substraction with regard to all popular religions amounts...