Of the direct historical evidence of Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other miracles |
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... the early Christians p . 239 SECT . VI . Commentaries , & c . were anciently written upon the Scriptures P. 244 P. 255 SECT . VII . They were received by antient Christians of different sects and persuasions SECT . VIII . The four Gospels , ...
... the early Christians p . 239 SECT . VI . Commentaries , & c . were anciently written upon the Scriptures P. 244 P. 255 SECT . VII . They were received by antient Christians of different sects and persuasions SECT . VIII . The four Gospels , ...
Page 134
... the books , and of their authors . Now , in treating of this part of our argu- ment , the first , and a most material obser- vation upon the subject is , that such was the situation of the authors to whom the four gospels are ascribed ...
... the books , and of their authors . Now , in treating of this part of our argu- ment , the first , and a most material obser- vation upon the subject is , that such was the situation of the authors to whom the four gospels are ascribed ...
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... the very species of information which , as it appears to me , our imagination would have carved out for us , if it had been wanting , But I have said , that , if any one of the four gospels be genuine , we have not only direct ...
... the very species of information which , as it appears to me , our imagination would have carved out for us , if it had been wanting , But I have said , that , if any one of the four gospels be genuine , we have not only direct ...
Page 145
William Paley. any or all the other gospels , if St. Luke's gospel be genuine , we have in it a credible evidence of ... four be genuine , we have , in that one , strong reason , from the character and situation of the writer , to believe ...
William Paley. any or all the other gospels , if St. Luke's gospel be genuine , we have in it a credible evidence of ... four be genuine , we have , in that one , strong reason , from the character and situation of the writer , to believe ...
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... the names of the writers : add to which , what hath been already hinted , that two out of the four gospels contain averments in the body of the history , which , though they do not disclose the names , fix the time and The Fathers and ...
... the names of the writers : add to which , what hath been already hinted , that two out of the four gospels contain averments in the body of the history , which , though they do not disclose the names , fix the time and The Fathers and ...
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