Of the direct historical evidence of Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other miracles |
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Page 130
... Matthew's omission of the same important fact . The thing was very well known , and it did not occur to the his- torian that it was necessary to add any par- ticulars concerning it . It It agrees also with this solution , and with no ...
... Matthew's omission of the same important fact . The thing was very well known , and it did not occur to the his- torian that it was necessary to add any par- ticulars concerning it . It It agrees also with this solution , and with no ...
Page 135
... Matthew and John , these narratives , if they really proceeded from these men , must either be true , as far as the fidelity of human recollection is usually to be depended upon , that is , must be true in substance , and in their ...
... Matthew and John , these narratives , if they really proceeded from these men , must either be true , as far as the fidelity of human recollection is usually to be depended upon , that is , must be true in substance , and in their ...
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... testimony to the point we contend for , but testimony which , so far as that point is concerned , cannot reasonably be rejected . If the first gospel was really written written by Matthew , we have the narrative of one. 140.
... testimony to the point we contend for , but testimony which , so far as that point is concerned , cannot reasonably be rejected . If the first gospel was really written written by Matthew , we have the narrative of one. 140.
Page 141
... Matthew ; yet , if the gospel of St. John be genuine , the observation holds with no less strength . Again , although the gospels both of Matthew and John could be supposed to be spurious , yet , if the gos- pel of St. Luke was truly ...
... Matthew ; yet , if the gospel of St. John be genuine , the observation holds with no less strength . Again , although the gospels both of Matthew and John could be supposed to be spurious , yet , if the gos- pel of St. Luke was truly ...
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... Matthew and Luke ; and let it also , for a moment , be supposed that these histories were not , in fact , written by Matthew and Luke ; Luke ; yet , if it be true that Mark. 142.
... Matthew and Luke ; and let it also , for a moment , be supposed that these histories were not , in fact , written by Matthew and Luke ; Luke ; yet , if it be true that Mark. 142.
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