Philosophy And Theology Being the First Edinburgh University Gifford Lectures
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" Yet it is with comment on the bigotry and persecutions of this same Church and of his favourite St. Bernard that he says, " Truth passes like morning from land to land, and those who have sat all night by the candle of tradition cannot exclude the light which streams through every crevice of window or of wall. " It gladdens him, even in the same mood of enlightenment, to see " some old prejudice given way, some new view got of the perfect and the fair. " That is enlightenment akin to the Aufk...larung, to the en- lightenment of name, which, of course, is good so far as it is enlightened ; but here is the substantial enlighten- ment. " A few words now, " says Lord Gifford, " on the miracles of Saint Bernard. For [in strong italics] he did MESMERISM. 215 work miracles — attested by scores of eye-witnesses, whose testimony nothing but judicial blindness can withstand. " How explain them? "The Talisman is [in small capitals] Faith ! " "All things are possible to him that belie veth ! " But then, adds Lord Gifford : All " is closely connected with the modern phenomena of mesmerism, " etc.
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