66 66 IV. pufh his fpeculative principles of LET. fcepticism, he must act, and live, "and converfe, like other men; and "for this conduct he is not obliged "to give any other reason, than the "abfolute neceffity he lies under of TIM. I think it would be hard upon him if he were obliged to give any other reafon; for abfolute neceffity is an exceeding good one. But what, then, is it you are all about, spending your pains in conftructing a fyftem, which you are neceffitated to contradict and protest against, every time. you go down a ladder, or get over a ftyle. Surely you ought to be fet in a corner, with fools caps upon your heads, like the miffes at a boarding fchool. In the name of common sense, what can you mean? cannot fufficiently done with it for ev imary ambols thick a metaphy , that at the Dangue, the old g gato cake a French lea des is very fuddenly, that e went out at the door, gow, or up the chimney, Laws to this hour. It your heart good to fee the TIM. Before you go any de you act upon this principle of iphical sceptición in common lle Tom. O, by no means. If we did bocid walk into a borkant our heads againit & wall, and 20s would laugh at us. No * whatever length any one onal complaint, a depration has of late been mers th troublesome, and with " in the medicnel am gagate nifter, if not for the removal. z. ca for a temporary alevision & το The famous Dr. Rad called in to a perfon d by an impofthumate throat. The cale rec relief, and the doctor f into the kitchen, to order cast rang up a large halfy-putting Cpr to give te neceffity But what, fyftem, to contra every time r get over a to be fet in S upon your ta boarding of common IV. LET. arrival, falling into a violent paffion because it was not made to his mind, he flung an handful of it in the fellow's face, who returned the compliment, and an engagement enfued between them, till the ammunition was all spent. The fick man, who had been raised in his bed to see the battle, was forced into a violent fit of laughter; the impofthume broke, and the patient recovered. In the prefent cafe, the philofophy contained in Mr. H-'s pofthumous work, ftyled Dialogues on Natural Religion, fhall be our hafty-pudding; and I will introduce a couple of gentlemen of my acquaintance to tofs a little of it backwards and forwards, for your entertainment-May the effect prove equally falutary! A DIALOGUE A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THOMAS AND TIMOTHY ON PHILOSOPHICAL SCEPTICISM, TIM. Whither away fo faft, man? Where art going this morning? TOм. I am going to be made a Christian. TIM. The very last thing I should have dreamed of. But pray, who is to make you one? Том. David Hume. TIм. David Hume? Why, I thought he was an Atheist. Том. The world never was more mistaken about any one man, than about David Hume. He was deemed a fworn foe to Christianity, whereas his whole life was spent in its fervice. LET. IV. |