Of the direct historical evidence of Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other miracles |
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... . 133 Of the Authenticity of the Historical Scriptures , in Eleven Sections p . 158 SECT . I. Quotations of the Historical Scriptures by antient Christian writers но p . 172 SECT . SECT . II . Of the peculiar respect with which. [ x ]
... . 133 Of the Authenticity of the Historical Scriptures , in Eleven Sections p . 158 SECT . I. Quotations of the Historical Scriptures by antient Christian writers но p . 172 SECT . SECT . II . Of the peculiar respect with which. [ x ]
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... quotation with which Mr. Hume opens his Essay , it is certainly not that expe- rience , nor that contrariety , which Mr. Hume himself intended to object . And , short of this , I know no intelligible signi- fication which can be affixed ...
... quotation with which Mr. Hume opens his Essay , it is certainly not that expe- rience , nor that contrariety , which Mr. Hume himself intended to object . And , short of this , I know no intelligible signi- fication which can be affixed ...
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... quotation from Tacitus , well known to every scholar , must be inserted as deserving of particular attention . The reader will bear in mind that this passage was written about seventy years after Christ's death , and that it relates to ...
... quotation from Tacitus , well known to every scholar , must be inserted as deserving of particular attention . The reader will bear in mind that this passage was written about seventy years after Christ's death , and that it relates to ...
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... quotation would be strong evidence , were there any doubt , that the oration , which opens with this address , actually came from Cicero's pen . These instances , however simple , may serve to point out to a reader , who is little ...
... quotation would be strong evidence , were there any doubt , that the oration , which opens with this address , actually came from Cicero's pen . These instances , however simple , may serve to point out to a reader , who is little ...
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... quotation . The writer of the epistle was a Jew . The phrase " it is written " was the very form in which the Jews quoted their scriptures . It is not probable therefore , that he would have used this phrase , and without qualifi ...
... quotation . The writer of the epistle was a Jew . The phrase " it is written " was the very form in which the Jews quoted their scriptures . It is not probable therefore , that he would have used this phrase , and without qualifi ...
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