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" Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light and fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of their natural faculties... "
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 249
by John Locke - 1813
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The semi-sceptic; or, The common sense of religion considered

John Thomas James (bp. of Calcutta.) - 1825 - 416 pages
...only way in which a knowledge of God could be communicated to man, such as he could place * ' Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father...portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of his faculties. Revelation is natural reason, enlarged by a new set of discoveries, communicated by...
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Observations on the Sermons of Elias Hicks: In Several Letters to Him; with ...

Robert Waln - Society of Friends - 1826 - 108 pages
...such inconsistencies can proceed from the illuminations of infinite wisdom. " Reason," (says Locke,) " is natural revelation, whereby the "eternal Father...the reach of their natural faculties. Revelation is natu" ral reason, enlarged by a new set of discoveries, communicated " by God immediately, which reason...
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The New Jerusalem magazine and theological inspector

1826 - 398 pages
...knowledge; nay, as Mr. Locke observes, "reason is natural revelation, whereby the Eternal Father of light communicates to mankind that portion of truth, which...laid within the reach of their natural faculties, whilst Revelation is natural reason enlarged by a new set of discoveries communicated by God himself."...
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The Works of Dugald Stewart: Elements of the philosophy of the human mind

Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 418 pages
...natural reason, it was principally, if not wholly, moral truth, which he had in his view : — " Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father...laid within the reach of their natural faculties. Revela-' tion is natural reason, enlarged by a new set of discoveries, communicated by God immediately,...
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The Works of Dugald Stewart: Elements of the philosophy of the human mind

Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 442 pages
...not wholly, moral truth, which he bad in his view : — " Reason a natural revelation, whereby Ihe eternal Father of Light, and fountain of all knowledge,...within the reach of their natural faculties. Revelation U natural reason, enlarged by a new set of disroveries, communicated by God immediately, which reason...
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Elements of the philosophy of the human mind

Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 416 pages
...natural reason, it was principally, if not wholly, moral truth, which he had in his view : — " Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father...fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind l*iat portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of their natural faculties. Revelation is...
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Four Sermons Delivered at Cavendish, Vt. on the Doctrine of Endless Misery

Warren Skinner - Future punishment - 1830 - 118 pages
...revelation from God to man. Hence, as the justly celebrated writer already mentioned observes, "Reason is natural revelation, whereby the Eternal Father...of, by the testimony and proofs it gives that they came from God. So that he who takes away reason, to make way for revclalion, puts out the light of...
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The Evidences of Christianity: Stated in a Popular and Practical ..., Volume 2

Daniel Wilson - Apologetics - 1830 - 702 pages
...have taken place, and new duties are imposed on him. So that we may say with Mr. Locke, that " reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father...portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of our to suppose the animal gifted with a certain degree of sagacity, we may imagine it might possibly...
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Four Sermons Delivered at Cavendish, Vt. on the Doctrine of Endless Misery

Warren Skinner - Future punishment - 1830 - 112 pages
...man. Hence, as the justly celebrated writer already mentioned observes, "Reason is natural reeelation, whereby the Eternal Father of light, and fountain...has laid within the reach of their natural faculties ; reeelation is natural reason enlarged by'a new set of discoveries communicated by God immediately,...
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The Evidences of Christianity: Stated in a Popular and Practical ..., Volume 2

Daniel Wilson - Apologetics - 1830 - 416 pages
...have taken place, and new duties are imposed on him. So that we may say with Mr. Locke, that "reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father...portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of our faculties. Revelation is natural religion enlarged, and a new set of discoveries communicated immediately...
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