Of the direct historical evidence of Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other miracles |
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Page 60
... genuine or spurious , they certainly did appear , this supposition cannot be main- tained for a moment ; because I think it impossible to believe , that passages , which must be deemed not only unintelligible , 1 Pet . iv . 12 , 13. 19 ...
... genuine or spurious , they certainly did appear , this supposition cannot be main- tained for a moment ; because I think it impossible to believe , that passages , which must be deemed not only unintelligible , 1 Pet . iv . 12 , 13. 19 ...
Page 111
... genuine , makes mention of John under the name of John the Baptist ; that he was a preacher of virtue ; that he baptised his proselytes ; that he was well received by the people ; that he was imprisoned and put to death by Herod ; and ...
... genuine , makes mention of John under the name of John the Baptist ; that he was a preacher of virtue ; that he baptised his proselytes ; that he was well received by the people ; that he was imprisoned and put to death by Herod ; and ...
Page 113
... genuine , or that the silence of Josephus was designed . For , although we should lay aside the authority of our own books entirely , yet when Tacitus , who wrote not twenty , perhaps not ten , years after Josephus , in his account of a ...
... genuine , or that the silence of Josephus was designed . For , although we should lay aside the authority of our own books entirely , yet when Tacitus , who wrote not twenty , perhaps not ten , years after Josephus , in his account of a ...
Page 118
... genuine , certainly belonging to that age , we have the sufferings of Christ , his choice of apostles and their number , his passion , the scarlet robe , the vinegar and gall , the mocking and piercing , the casting lots for epistle ...
... genuine , certainly belonging to that age , we have the sufferings of Christ , his choice of apostles and their number , his passion , the scarlet robe , the vinegar and gall , the mocking and piercing , the casting lots for epistle ...
Page 123
... genuine , and of acknowledged authority , but it is , in a great measure , true of all their ancient writings which remain ; although some of these may have been erroneously ascribed to authors to whom they did not belong , or may ...
... genuine , and of acknowledged authority , but it is , in a great measure , true of all their ancient writings which remain ; although some of these may have been erroneously ascribed to authors to whom they did not belong , or may ...
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