 | John Milner - 1702 - 522 pages
...Eflay, 1.4. c. 18. ยง. 2. faith is nothing but a firm Affent of the Mind, which, if it be regulated of is our duty, cannot be afforded to any thing but upon good Reafon, and fo cannot be oppojite to it. He that helieves without having any Reafon for believing,... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...to take notice, that however Faith be oppos'd to Reafon, Faith is nothing but a firm Affent of the Mind : which if it be regulated, as is our Duty, cannot be afforded to any thing but upon good Reafon; and fo cannot beoppofite to it. He that believes, without having any Reafon for believing*... | |
 | John Wynne - Knowledge, Theory of - 1752 - 280 pages
...yet is it in it felf a very improper way of fpeaking : for Faith is nothing but a firm Ajjent of the mind ; which if it be regulated as is our duty, cannot be afforded to any thing but \ipon good Reafin, and fo cannot be oppofite to it. He that believes without hiving any Reafon for... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 554 pages
...to take notice, that however faith be oppofed to reafon, faith is nothing but a firm aflent of the mind : which if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to any thing but upon good reafon ; and fo cannot be oppofite to it. He that believes, without having any reafon for believing,... | |
 | J. JOHNSON - 1801 - 374 pages
...to take notice, that however faith be opposed to reason, faith is nothing but a firm assent of the mind : which if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot...reason ; and so cannot be opposite to it. He that believes, without having any reason for believing, may be in love with his own fancies; but neither... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...to take notice, that however faith be oppofed to^reafon, faith is nothing but a firm aflent of the mind ; which if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to any thing but upon good reafon, and fo cannot be oppofite to it. He that believes, without having any reafon for believing,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 334 pages
...to take notice, that howeveryaiV/& be "oppofed to reafon, faith is nothing but a firm aflent of the mind ; which if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to any thing but upon good reafon, and fo cannot be oppolite to it. He that believes, without having any reafon for believing,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 986 pages
...to take notice, that however faith be oppofed to reafon, faiil> is nothing but a firm afllnt of the mind ; which if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to any thing but upon gdod reafon, and fo cannot be oppolite to it. He that believes, without having any reafon for believing,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 508 pages
...to take notice, that however faith be opposed to reason, faith is nothing bijt a firm assent of the mind : which if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot...reason ; and so cannot be opposite to it. -He that believes, without having any reason for believing, may be in love with his own fancies ; but neither... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 520 pages
...to reason,' faith is nothing but' a' firm assent of the mind : which if it be regulated; ds' is mtr duty, cannot be afforded to any thing but upon' good 'reason'.; and' so cannot be opposite to it. He tHfct b~e'liev*esy without having any reason for believing ma/ lie in tove with his own fancies ; but... | |
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I think it may not be amiss to take notice, that, however faith be opposed to reason, faith is nothing but a firm assent of the mind ; which, if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to any thing but upon good reason, and so cannot be opposite... 
