 The votaries of Mahomet are more assured than himself of his miraculous gifts, and their confidence and credulity increase as they are farther removed from the time and place of his spiritual exploits. They believe or affirm that trees went forth to meet...  The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - 344 페이지저자: Edward Gibbon - 1901전체보기 - 도서 정보
 | Edward Gibbon - 1789 - 424 페이지
...affured than CHAP, bimfelf of his miraculous gifts , and their con- 1.1 fidence and credulity encreafe as they are farther removed from the time and place of his fpiritual exploits. They believe or affirm that trees went forth to meet him; that he was fainted by... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 370 페이지
...the merit of faith, and aggravate the guilt of infidelity. The votaries of Mohammed are more fully assured than himself of his miraculous gifts, and...from his fingers ; that he fed the hungry, cured the siok, and raised the dead ; that a beam groaned to him ; that a camel complained to him ; that a shoulder... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1807 - 366 페이지
...the merit of faith, and aggravate the guilt of infidelity. The votaries of Mohammed are more fully assured than himself of his miraculous gifts, and...their confidence and Credulity increase, as they are i farther removed from the time and place of his spiritual exploits. They believe, or affirm, that... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 488 페이지
...vexation ; and these passages of scandal establish, beyond suspicion, the integrity of the Koran90. The votaries of Mahomet are more assured than himself...affirm that trees went forth to meet him ; that he was sn luted by stones ; that water gushed from his fingers; that he fed the hungry, cured the sick, and... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 492 페이지
...miraculous gifts, and their credulity increased as they were removed from the 1ime and place of his exploits. They believe, or affirm, that trees went...; that water gushed from his fingers, that he fed SEcT. v.] His pretended visions, fyc. 339 the hungry, cured the sick, and raised the dead ; that a... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 페이지
...miraculous gifts, and •their credulity increased as they were removed from the time and place of his exploits. They believe, or affirm, that trees went forth to meet him ; that he was saluted by etones; that water gushed from his fmgers, that he fed SEcT. vJ • His pretended visions, fyc. 339... | |
 | William Jones - 1824 - 522 페이지
...miraculous gifts, and their credulity increased as they were removed from the time and place of his exploits. They believe, or affirm, that trees went...was saluted by stones ; that water gushed from his fmgers, that he fed the hungry, cured the sick, and raised the dead ; that a beam groaned to him ;... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 522 페이지
...vexation ; and these passages of scandal establish, beyond suspicion, the integrity of the Koran.(96j The votaries of Mahomet are more assured than himself of his miraculous gifts, and (heir confidence and credulity increase as they are farther removed from the time and place of his... | |
 | Asahel Grant - 1841 - 408 페이지
...the deluded multitude, we may learn from the following account of Gibbon : " The votaries of Mohammed are more assured than himself of his miraculous gifts,...trees went forth to meet him ; that he was saluted by the stones ; that waters gushed from his fingers ; that he fed the hungry, cured the sick, and raised... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1843 - 550 페이지
...these passages of scandal establish, beyond suspicion, the integrity of the Koran.(96) The votaries oí Mahomet are more assured than himself of his miraculous...meet him ; that he was saluted by stones ; that water rushed from his fingers : that he fed the hungry, cured the sick, and raised the dead ; that a Beam... | |
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