Then the voices of the disputants died away amidst the loud flow of the river.

然，争论者的声音在喧闹的河流中消失了。

For all refutation must begin with some piece of knowledge which the disputants share; from blank doubt, no argument can begin.

因为所有的反驳都必须从争论者共有的一些知识开； 毫无疑问，没有任何争论可以开。

Then, as if satisfied with the force of his own reasons, whatever might be their effect on the opinions of the other disputant, the honest but implacable woodsman turned from the fire, content to let the controversy slumber.

然，似乎对自己的理感到满，无论他们对其他争论者的有何影响，诚实但不屈不挠的樵夫从火边转过身来，满足于让争论沉睡。

Notwithstanding the increasing warmth of the amicable contest, the most decorous Christian assembly, not even excepting those in which its reverend ministers are collected, might have learned a wholesome lesson of moderation from the forbearance and courtesy of the disputants.

尽管友好竞赛的气氛越来越热烈，正派的基督教集会，甚至包括其牧师的集会，都可能从争论者的宽容和礼貌中学到适度的有益教训。

The instant David discovered that he battled with a disputant who imbibed his faith from the lights of nature, eschewing all subtleties of doctrine, he willingly abandoned a controversy from which he believed neither profit nor credit was to be derived.

大卫一发现他正在与一位从自然之光中吸收他的信仰、回避教义的所有微妙之处的争论者作战，他就心甘情愿地放弃了一场他认为既不会产生利润也不会产生信用的争论。