Of the direct historical evidence of Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other miracles |
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... received by antient Christians of different sects and persuasions SECT . VIII . The four Gospels , the Acts of the Apostles , thirteen Epistles of St. Paul , the First Epistle of John , and the First of Peter , were received without ...
... received by antient Christians of different sects and persuasions SECT . VIII . The four Gospels , the Acts of the Apostles , thirteen Epistles of St. Paul , the First Epistle of John , and the First of Peter , were received without ...
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... received faculties from their Maker , by which they are capable of rendering a moral obedience to his will , and of volun- tarily pursuing any end for which he has designed them ; suppose the Creator to intend for these , his rational ...
... received faculties from their Maker , by which they are capable of rendering a moral obedience to his will , and of volun- tarily pursuing any end for which he has designed them ; suppose the Creator to intend for these , his rational ...
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... received or easily cre- dited . The doctrine was equally harsh and novel . The extending of the king- dom of God to those who did not conform to the law of Moses , was a notion that had never before entered into the thoughts of a Jew ...
... received or easily cre- dited . The doctrine was equally harsh and novel . The extending of the king- dom of God to those who did not conform to the law of Moses , was a notion that had never before entered into the thoughts of a Jew ...
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... received the Gospel in much affliction§ . " If the history deliver an account of an insurrec- Acts xvi . 24 . Acts xvii . 57 . + 1 Thess . ii . 2 . Thess . i . 6 . § tion at Ephesus , which had nearly cost the apostle. tion 82.
... received the Gospel in much affliction§ . " If the history deliver an account of an insurrec- Acts xvi . 24 . Acts xvii . 57 . + 1 Thess . ii . 2 . Thess . i . 6 . § tion at Ephesus , which had nearly cost the apostle. tion 82.
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... received , the esta- blished theology and worship of every other country . We cannot feel much reluctance in believing that , when the messengers of such a system went about not only publish- ing their opinions , but collecting ...
... received , the esta- blished theology and worship of every other country . We cannot feel much reluctance in believing that , when the messengers of such a system went about not only publish- ing their opinions , but collecting ...
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