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Excerpt from A Dissertation on Miracles: Containing an Examination of the Principles Advanced by David Hume, in an Essay on Miracles
'Tis not the only, nor even the chief, desiug of these Sheets, to refute the reasoning and objections of Mr Hume, with regard to miracles; the chief design of them is, to set the principal argument for Christianity in its proper light. On a subject that hath been so often treated, 'tis impossible to avoid faying many things which have been said before. It may, however, with reason be affirmed, that there still remains, on this subject, great scope for new observations. Besides, it ought to be remembered, that the evidence of any complex argument depends very much on the order into which the material circumstances are digested, and the manner in which they are displayed.
The Effay on Miracles deserves to be considered, as one of the most dangerous attacks that have been made on our religion. The danger results not Solely from the merit of the Piece; it results much more front that of The Author.
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