"A Miracle that can be accounted for no other Way, than by what has been said above of the Legislator's principal Concern in the Support of the Doctrine; and of the deep Root it takes in the Mind of Man, when once it is received, by its agreeable Nature."
— Warburton, William (1698-1779)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. and P. Knapton
Date
1741, 1742, 1755
Metaphor
"A Miracle that can be accounted for no other Way, than by what has been said above of the Legislator's principal Concern in the Support of the Doctrine; and of the deep Root it takes in the Mind of Man, when once it is received, by its agreeable Nature."
Metaphor in Context
[...] -- There are several Savage Nations, discovered by modern Travellers, which, it is probable, in the Revolutions and Distractions of Society, being forced to remove their Seats, have fallen from a civilized, to a barbarous Life. These are found to be without any Knowledge of a God, or Appearance of Religion. And yet, which is wonderful, do all entertain the Belief and Expectation of a future State. A Miracle that can be accounted for no other Way, than by what has been said above of the Legislator's principal Concern in the Support of the Doctrine; and of the deep Root it takes in the Mind of Man, when once it is received, by its agreeable Nature. So that though, as we have observed, no Religion ever existed without, the Doctrine of a future State, yet the Doctrine of a future State has existed without Religion.
(II.5, p. 231)
(II.5, p. 231)
Categories
Provenance
Searching in Google Books
Citation
7 entries in ESTC (1738, 1742, 1765, 1766). 1st edition 1738-1741; 2nd edition 1738-1742; 3rd edition ("in nine books") in 1742; 4th edition in 1755.
See The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated, on the Principles of a Religious Deist, from the Omission of the Doctrine of a Future State of Reward and Punishment in the Jewish Dispensation. In Six Books. By William Warburton (London: Printed for Fletcher Gyles, 1738-41). <Link to ESTC><Link to Vol. 1 in Google Books><Link to Vol. 2>
Some text from The Divine Legation of Moses. In Nine Books. The Fourth Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. By W. Warburton (London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton, 1755). <Link to ESTC>
See The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated, on the Principles of a Religious Deist, from the Omission of the Doctrine of a Future State of Reward and Punishment in the Jewish Dispensation. In Six Books. By William Warburton (London: Printed for Fletcher Gyles, 1738-41). <Link to ESTC><Link to Vol. 1 in Google Books><Link to Vol. 2>
Some text from The Divine Legation of Moses. In Nine Books. The Fourth Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. By W. Warburton (London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton, 1755). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
02/05/2014
