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... strong motives of op- pofition and resentment ; and they had to do this under a foreign government , to whose favour they made no pretenfions , and which was constantly furrounded by their enemies . The well known , because the ...
... strong motives of op- pofition and resentment ; and they had to do this under a foreign government , to whose favour they made no pretenfions , and which was constantly furrounded by their enemies . The well known , because the ...
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... strong and frequent opposition ; that , by the hand of government , as well as from the sudden fury and unbridled licence of the people , they would oftentimes experience injurious and and cruel treatment ; that , at any rate , [ 40 ]
... strong and frequent opposition ; that , by the hand of government , as well as from the sudden fury and unbridled licence of the people , they would oftentimes experience injurious and and cruel treatment ; that , at any rate , [ 40 ]
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... strong inference in behalf of the propofition which we maintain . What could the disciples of Christ expect for themselves when they saw their master put to death ? Could they hope to escape the dangers , in which he had pe- rished ? If ...
... strong inference in behalf of the propofition which we maintain . What could the disciples of Christ expect for themselves when they saw their master put to death ? Could they hope to escape the dangers , in which he had pe- rished ? If ...
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... strong hopes of immortality ; that they despised death , and furrendered themselves to fufferings * . " This is the ac- count of writers who viewed the subject at a great distance ; who were uninformed and uninterested about it . It ...
... strong hopes of immortality ; that they despised death , and furrendered themselves to fufferings * . " This is the ac- count of writers who viewed the subject at a great distance ; who were uninformed and uninterested about it . It ...
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... , or affumed , in every Christian writing , of every description , which hath come down to us . And if our evidence stopped here , weshould have a strong cafe to offer : for we should have to alledge , that , in the reign of have [ 140 ]
... , or affumed , in every Christian writing , of every description , which hath come down to us . And if our evidence stopped here , weshould have a strong cafe to offer : for we should have to alledge , that , in the reign of have [ 140 ]
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