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Often appears with: scripture and its interpretation · scriptural interpretation · received hypothesis · education and the training of the young · doubt, skepticism, and certainty · counsel and advisers to rulers · authority of teachers
Usually: argument (1) · skepticism (1)
He describes people shaped by received hypotheses: they may accept facts but refuse new explanations, and he uses examples of religious practice differing by language translation of a scriptural command.
11. Received Hypotheses. Next to these are men whose understandings are cast into a mould, and fashioned just to the size of a received HYPOTHESIS. The difference between these and the former, is, that they will admit of matter of fact, and agree with dissenters in that; but differ only in assigning of reasons and explaining the manner of operation. These are not at that open defiance with their senses, with the for…