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CHAP. II.

Evidence of the fufferings of the first propagators of Chriftianity from Profane Testimony

CHAP. III.

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Indirect evidence of the fufferings of the first propagators of Chriftianity, from the Scriptures and other ancient

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That the story, for which the first propagators of Chriftia

nity fuffered, was miraculous

CHAP. VII.

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That it was in the main the story which we have noru

proved by indirect confiderations

CHAP. VIII.

p. 114

The fame proved from the authority of our Historical Scrip

tures

CHAP. IX.

p. 142

Of the Authenticity of the Historical Scriptures, in Eleven

Sections

p. 168

SECT. I. Quotations of the Hiflorical Scriptures by ancient

Christian writers

p. 183

SECT.

SECT. II. Of the peculiar respect with which they were

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SECT. III. The fcriptures were in very early times collected into a diftinct volume

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SECT. IV. And distinguished by appropriate names and titles of respect

p. 247

SECT. V. Were publicly read and expounded in the reli

-gious affemblies of the early Chriftians

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SECT. VI. Commentaries, &c. were anciently written

upon the fcriptures

P. 257

SECT. VII. They were received by ancient Christians of

different fects and perfuafions

p. 268

SECT. VIII. The four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, thirteen Epistles of St. Paul, the first Epistle of John, and the first of Peter, were received without doubt by those who doubted concerning the other books of our preSent canon

p. 283

SECT. IX. Our present Gospels were confidered by the adversaries of Chriftianity, as containing the accounts upon which the religion was founded

p. 292 SECT. X. Formal catalogues of authentic Scriptures were published, in all which our present Gospels were included

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SECT. XI. The above propofitions cannot be predicated of those books which are commonly called apocryphal books of

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OF THE DIRECT HISTORICAL EVIDENCE OF CHRISTIANITY, AND WHEREIN IT IS DISTINGUISHED FROM THE EVIDENCE ALLEDGED FOR OTHER MIRACLES

PROP. II.

CHAP. I.

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That there is NOT fatisfactory evidence, that persons pretending to be original witnesses of any other fimilar miracles, have acted in the same manner, in attestation of the accounts which they delivered, and folely in confequence

of their belief of the truth of those accounts

CHAP.

II.

Confideration of fome specific instances

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Preparatory Confiderations.

I DEEM it unnecessary to prove that man

kind stood in need of a revelation, because I have met with no serious person who thinks that even under the Christian revelation we have too much light, or any degree of affurance which is superfluous. I defire moreover that in judging of Christianity it may be remembered, that the question lies between this religion and none: for, if the Christian religion be not credible, no one, with whom we have to do, will fupport the pretenfions of any other.

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