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" ... said he saw it, it raises a question in the mind very easily decided, which is, is it more probable that nature should go out of her course or that a man should tell a lie? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course; but we have... "
Remarks on the First Part of a Book Entitled, the Age of Reason: Addressed ... - Page 88
by Samuel Drew - 1831 - 119 pages
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Dissertation on the first principles of government

Thomas Paine - 1819 - 758 pages
...should tell a lie? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course ; but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time; it is, therefore, at least millions to one, that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie. The story of...
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Remarks, on the First Part of a Book, Entitled "The Age of Reason ...

Samuel Drew - 1820 - 130 pages
...following observation, in page 47 : — " / never " saw these things, nor nature thus go out of her " course, but have reason to believe that millions of...it is a million to one, that the reporter of these " tilings tells lies." This is scepticism with a witness ! I never saw a battle between two armies...
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The Report of the Proceedings of the Court of King's Bench: In the Guildhall ...

Richard Carlile - 1822 - 242 pages
...should tell a lie? We have never seen, in our time, nature ijo out of her course; but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time ; it is, therefore, at least millions to one, that the reporter of a miracle tells'a lie. 76 pie that...
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The Theological Works of Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine - 1824 - 420 pages
...should tell a lie ? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course ; but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time ; it is, therefore, at least millions to one, that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie. ly, is it...
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The Bible of Nature, and Substance of Virtue, Condensed from the Scriptures ...

1842 - 1124 pages
...should tell a lie ? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course ; but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same ; it is therefore, at least millions to one, that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie. In every point...
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The Theological Works

Thomas Paine - 1859 - 618 pages
...should tell a lie ? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course ; but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time ; it is, therefore, at least millions to one, that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie. The story...
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The Complete Religious and Theological Works of Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine - 1892 - 466 pages
...should tell a lie ? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course ; but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time ; it is, therefore, at least millions to oue, that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie. The story...
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The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume 4

Thomas Paine - 1896 - 560 pages
...should tell a lie ? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course ; but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time ; it is, therefore, at least millions to one, that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie. The story...
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Lay Sermons

Earl John Francis Stanley Russell Russell - 1902 - 260 pages
...should tell a lie ? We have never seen, in our time, Nature go out of her course, but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time ; it is, therefore, at least millions to one that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie." Note on Chapter...
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Thomas Paine: Collected Writings (LOA #76): Common Sense / The American ...

Thomas Paine - 1995 - 944 pages
...man should tell a lie? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course, but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time; it is therefore at least millions to one, that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie. The story of...
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