Critical History of Eclecticism

belong to secular history original: l'Hiſtoire prophane. In the 18th century, "profane" was a standard term for "secular" or "non-religious" history, distinguishing it from Biblical or "sacred" history., are they meant to be contradicted or falsified? As soon as they are truths, they bear a character that forbids them from being confused with lies. It is no exaggeration to assert that they are under the protection of the God of truth. One only attains knowledge of them through the use of our faculties Faculties: The natural powers of the human mind, such as reason, perception, and logic., which are a gift from God. Thus, every false judgment is a condemnable abuse of those faculties which ought to have protected us from error.

There are, furthermore, close dependencies between those truths which seem to have the least connection. Philosophical truths are the foundation of Natural Law Natural Law: An ethical framework suggesting that certain rights and moral values are inherent in human nature and can be understood through human reason., and consequently also of revealed Religion. Historical truths are likewise the support of the same revealed religion—