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... tion of the Accounts which they delivered , and solely in consequence of their Belief of the Truth of these Accounts CHAPTER II . Considerations of some specific Instances PART II . Of the Auxiliary Evidences of Christianity . 198 - 193 ...
... tion of the Accounts which they delivered , and solely in consequence of their Belief of the Truth of these Accounts CHAPTER II . Considerations of some specific Instances PART II . Of the Auxiliary Evidences of Christianity . 198 - 193 ...
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... , being present and looking on , perceived no such event to have taken place . Here the asser- tion is contrary to experience , properly so called ; and this is a contrariety which no evidence can surmount 4 THE EVIDENCES.
... , being present and looking on , perceived no such event to have taken place . Here the asser- tion is contrary to experience , properly so called ; and this is a contrariety which no evidence can surmount 4 THE EVIDENCES.
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... tion which result from our knowledge of the ex- istence , power , and disposition of the Deity ; his concern in the creation , the end answered by the miracle , the importance of that end , and its sub- serviency to the plan pursued in ...
... tion which result from our knowledge of the ex- istence , power , and disposition of the Deity ; his concern in the creation , the end answered by the miracle , the importance of that end , and its sub- serviency to the plan pursued in ...
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... tion . Secondly , It is also highly probable , from the nature of the case , that the propagation of the new religion was attended with difficulty and dan- ger . As addressed to the Jews , it was a system adverse not only to their ...
... tion . Secondly , It is also highly probable , from the nature of the case , that the propagation of the new religion was attended with difficulty and dan- ger . As addressed to the Jews , it was a system adverse not only to their ...
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... , must necessarily reproach these rulers with an execu- tion , which they could not but represent as an unjust and cruel murder . This would not render their office more easy , or their situation more safe 14 THE EVIDENCES.
... , must necessarily reproach these rulers with an execu- tion , which they could not but represent as an unjust and cruel murder . This would not render their office more easy , or their situation more safe 14 THE EVIDENCES.
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