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Author: Campbell, George, 1719-1796.
Title: A dissertation on miracles: containing an examination of the principles advanced by David Hume, Esq.; in An essay on miracles. / By George Campbell, D.D. Principal of the Marischal Collge, and one of the ministers, of Aberdeen. ; [Two lines from John]
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Print source: A dissertation on miracles: containing an examination of the principles advanced by David Hume, Esq.; in An essay on miracles. / By George Campbell, D.D. Principal of the Marischal Collge, and one of the ministers, of Aberdeen. ; [Two lines from John]
Campbell, George, 1719-1796., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, dedicatee.
Philadelphia:: Printed by Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, in Second Street., MDCCXC. [1790]
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Hume, David, 1711-1776. -- Essay on miracles.
Miracles.
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title page
dedication
ADVERTISEMENT.
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
A DISSERTATION ON MIRACLES. PART I. Miracles are capable of proof from testimony, and religious miracles are not less capable of this evi∣dence than others.
SECTION I. Mr Hume's favourite argument is founded on a false hypothesis.
SECTION II. Mr Hume charged with some fallacies in his way of managing the argument.
SECTION III. Mr Hume himself gives up his favourite argument.
SECTION IV. There is no peculiar presumption against such miracles as are said to have been wrought in support of re∣ligion.
SECTION V. There is a peculiar presumption in favour of such miracles as are said to have been wrought in support of religion.
SECTION VI. Inquiry into the meaning and propriety of one of Mr Hume's favourite maxims.
A DISSERTATION ON MIRACLES. PART II. The miracles on which the belief of Christianity is founded, are sufficiently attested.
SECTION I. There is no presumption, arising from human nature, against the miracles said to have been wrought in proof of Christianity.
SECTION. II. There is no presumption arising from the history of man∣kind, against the miracles said to have been wrought in proof of Christianity.
SECTION III. No miracles recorded by historians of other religions are subversive of the evidence arising from the miracles wrought in proof of Christianity, or can be considered as contrary testimony.
SECTION IV. Examination of the PAGAN miracles mentioned by Mr Hume.
SECTION V. Examination of the POPISH miracles mentioned by Mr Hume.
SECTION VI. Abstracting from the evidence for particular facts, we have irrefragable evidence, that there have been miracles in former times; or such events as, when compared with the present constitution of the world, would by Mr Hume be denominated miraculous.
SECTION VII. Revisal of Mr Hume's examination of the Pentateuch.
CONCLUSION.
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