History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century, volume 1
History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century, volume 1
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THE HISTORICAL ARGUMENT. 267 of those days which should be applied now. The belief in the miraculous had so far died out that it was enough to relate the stories simply, and to leave them to be confuted by their intrinsic absurdity. The tacit presumption which still favoured the Gospels had already disappeared in regard to the less familiar narratives of a later time. St. Augustine, for example, gives a curious account of certain miracles which occurred in his own day, and complains of the sing...ular in- difference which prevailed among the Christians themselves.
To put an end to this negligence, he took care that narratives should be drawn up by the parties concerned in any miracle, and publicly read to the people. Yet they still made no impression. To explain this, says Middleton, it is only necessary to attend to the miracles themselves.^ One story, for example, relates how some holy earth, brought from Christ's grave, instantly cured a paralytic patient. After repeating two of these stories *so precisely described and authentically tested by one of the most venerable fathers in all antiquity,* Middleton assumes that they confute themselves, and that the indifference of the people shows simply that they ' saw, or suspected the cheat, and were tired with the repeated frauds of this kind which their bishops were imposing upon them.* * No evidence, he in fact assumes, can be sufficient to establish our belief in such nonsense.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
THE HISTORICAL ARGUMENT. 267 of those days which should be applied now. The belief in the miraculous had so far died out that it was enough to relate the stories simply, and to leave them to be confuted by their intrinsic absurdity. The tacit presumption which still favoured the Gospels had already disappeared in regard to the less familiar narratives of a later time. St. Augustine, for example, gives a curious account of certain miracles which occurred in his own day, and complains of the sing...ular in- difference which prevailed among the Christians themselves.
To put an end to this negligence, he took care that narratives should be drawn up by the parties concerned in any miracle, and publicly read to the people. Yet they still made no impression. To explain this, says Middleton, it is only necessary to attend to the miracles themselves.^ One story, for example, relates how some holy earth, brought from Christ's grave, instantly cured a paralytic patient. After repeating two of these stories *so precisely described and authentically tested by one of the most venerable fathers in all antiquity,* Middleton assumes that they confute themselves, and that the indifference of the people shows simply that they ' saw, or suspected the cheat, and were tired with the repeated frauds of this kind which their bishops were imposing upon them.* * No evidence, he in fact assumes, can be sufficient to establish our belief in such nonsense.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Stephen, Leslie, Sir, 1832-1904 to read onlineMoreLess
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