The certainty and necessity of religion in general, or, The first grounds & principles of humane duty establish'd in eight sermons preach'd at S. Martins in the Fields at the lecture for the year 1697, founded by the Honorable Robert Boyle, Esquire / by Francis Gastrell ...

Gastrell, Francis, 1662-1725
Publisher: Printed for Tho Bennet
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1697
Approximate Era: WilliamAndMary
TCP ID: A42445 ESTC ID: R10900 STC ID: G300
Subject Headings: Sermons, English -- 17th century;
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In-Text As to Demonstration, there's no way of demonstrating a thing not to be, but by proving 'tis impossible and a Contradiction to be; and who will undertake to convince the World that 'tis impossible there should be a God? or supposing there be, that Religion and a Future State are downright Contradictions? What is there in any of these Notions that shocks our Reason, and restrains our Assent? What other more certain Knowledge have we that makes our Belief of these things inconsistent with it? There was never any Proof of this kind offered or pretended to yet; As to Demonstration, there's no Way of Demonstrating a thing not to be, but by proving it's impossible and a Contradiction to be; and who will undertake to convince the World that it's impossible there should be a God? or supposing there be, that Religion and a Future State Are downright Contradictions? What is there in any of these Notions that shocks our Reason, and restrains our Assent? What other more certain Knowledge have we that makes our Belief of these things inconsistent with it? There was never any Proof of this kind offered or pretended to yet; c-acp p-acp n1, pc-acp|vbz dx n1 pp-f vvg dt n1 xx pc-acp vbi, p-acp p-acp vvg pn31|vbz j cc dt n1 p-acp vbi; cc r-crq vmb vvi pc-acp vvi dt n1 cst pn31|vbz j pc-acp vmd vbi dt np1? cc vvg pc-acp vbi, cst n1 cc dt j-jn n1 vbr j n2? q-crq vbz a-acp p-acp d pp-f d n2 cst n2 po12 n1, cc vvz po12 vvi? q-crq j-jn av-dc j n1 vhb pns12 d vvz po12 n1 pp-f d n2 j p-acp pn31? pc-acp vbds av-x d n1 pp-f d n1 vvn cc vvd p-acp av;




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