Of the direct historical evidence of Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other miracles |
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... reason for judging this state of the case to be probable ? Ought we not rather to expect , that such a Being , upon occasions of peculiar importance , may interrupt the order which he had appointed , yet , that such occasions such ...
... reason for judging this state of the case to be probable ? Ought we not rather to expect , that such a Being , upon occasions of peculiar importance , may interrupt the order which he had appointed , yet , that such occasions such ...
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... reason , had worked themselves into a per- Geoff Chr , suasion , that some signal and greatly ad- alupa Cantageous change was to be effected in the condition of their country , by the agency of a long - promised messenger from hea- ven ...
... reason , had worked themselves into a per- Geoff Chr , suasion , that some signal and greatly ad- alupa Cantageous change was to be effected in the condition of their country , by the agency of a long - promised messenger from hea- ven ...
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... enemies they had to contend with , and entirely destitute , as they were , of force , authority or protection , could execute their mission with personal ease and safety . Let Let us next enquire what might reason- ably be expected. 25.
... enemies they had to contend with , and entirely destitute , as they were , of force , authority or protection , could execute their mission with personal ease and safety . Let Let us next enquire what might reason- ably be expected. 25.
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William Paley. Let us next enquire what might reason- ably be expected by the preachers of Christianity when they turned themselves to the heathen public . Now the first thing that strikes us is , that the religion they carried with them ...
William Paley. Let us next enquire what might reason- ably be expected by the preachers of Christianity when they turned themselves to the heathen public . Now the first thing that strikes us is , that the religion they carried with them ...
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... reason or authority for what he said , and contrary to the truth of the case ; or that , although Christ had never foretold any such thing , and the event would have contradicted him if he had , yet historians who lived in the age when ...
... reason or authority for what he said , and contrary to the truth of the case ; or that , although Christ had never foretold any such thing , and the event would have contradicted him if he had , yet historians who lived in the age when ...
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