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1 | Out of the Mouths of Babes | Ps 8:2 | DocTrinsograce | 158584 | ||
"David Hume was dining at the house of an intimate friend. After dinner, the ladies withdrew; and in the course of conversation, Mr Hume made some assertion, which caused a gentleman present to observe to him, 'If you can advance such sentiments as these, you certainly are what the world gives you credit for being, an infidel.' A little girl whom the philosopher had often noticed, and with whom he had become a favourite by bringing her little presents of toys and sweets, happened to be playing about the room unnoticed. She, however, listened to the conversation, and on hearing the above expression, left the room, went to her mother, and asked her, 'Mother, what is an infidel?' 'An infidel! my dear,' replied her mother, 'why should you ask such a question? an infidel is so awful a character, that I scarcely know how to answer you.' 'Oh! tell me,' said the child, 'I must know what an infidel is.' Struck with her eagerness, her mother at length replied, 'An infidel is one who believes that there is no God, no heaven, no hell, no hereafter.' Some days afterwards, Hume again visited the house of his friend. On being introduced into the parlour, he found no one there but his favourite little girl; he went to her, and attempted to take her up in his arms, and kiss her, as he had been used to do; but the child shrunk with horror from his touch. 'My dear,' said he, 'what is the matter? do I hurt you?' 'No,' she replied, 'you do not hurt me, but I cannot play with you.' 'Why not, my dear?' 'Because you are an infidel.' 'An infidel, what is that?' 'One who believes there is no God, no heaven, no hell, no hereafter.' 'And are you not very sorry for me, my dear?' asked the philosopher. 'Yes, indeed, I am sorry!' replied the child, with solemnity; 'and I pray to God for you.' 'Do you, indeed! and what do you say?' 'I say, O God, teach this man that Thou art!'" --John Whitecross | ||||||
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