A View of the Evidences of Christianity: In Three Parts ..., Volume 1R. Faulder, 1796 - 416 pages |
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... reason has been given why they should defer writ- ing their hiftories fo long . 3. If the evangelifts , at the time of writing the gospels , had known of the de- ftruction of Jerufalem , by which catastrophe the prophecies were plainly ...
... reason has been given why they should defer writ- ing their hiftories fo long . 3. If the evangelifts , at the time of writing the gospels , had known of the de- ftruction of Jerufalem , by which catastrophe the prophecies were plainly ...
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... inftruction ; and the dif- ference was founded upon the best reasons . For , however the care of reputation , the authority of public opinion , or even of the opinion opinion of good men , the fatisfaction of be- ing [ 50 ]
... inftruction ; and the dif- ference was founded upon the best reasons . For , however the care of reputation , the authority of public opinion , or even of the opinion opinion of good men , the fatisfaction of be- ing [ 50 ]
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... reason with which they ' who rejected Chrift's miffion kept them- felves in countenance , and with which alfo they answered the arguments of those who favoured it , is precisely the reason which fuch men usually give : - " Have any of ...
... reason with which they ' who rejected Chrift's miffion kept them- felves in countenance , and with which alfo they answered the arguments of those who favoured it , is precisely the reason which fuch men usually give : - " Have any of ...
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... reasons , that more weight belongs to it than to other miracles , but for the following , viz . That it is completely certain that the apostles of Christ , and the first teachers of Christianity , afferted the fact . And this would have ...
... reasons , that more weight belongs to it than to other miracles , but for the following , viz . That it is completely certain that the apostles of Christ , and the first teachers of Christianity , afferted the fact . And this would have ...
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... not merely as believers in Chrift , but as perfonally con- nected with the apoftles , and with one another . Whatever was the number of be- VOL . II . * Acts i . 5 . P lievers lievers then in Jerufalem , we have no reason to [ 209 ]
... not merely as believers in Chrift , but as perfonally con- nected with the apoftles , and with one another . Whatever was the number of be- VOL . II . * Acts i . 5 . P lievers lievers then in Jerufalem , we have no reason to [ 209 ]
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Acts afcribed afferted againſt alfo almoſt alſo amongſt anſwer apoftles appears argument becauſe cafe Caiaphas cauſe CHAP character Chrift Chriſtianity circumftances compariſon conclufion confequence confiderable confifts defign difciples difcourfes difpofition epiftle eſpecially eſtabliſhed evangelifts exiſtence faid unto fame fecond fenfe fent feven fhall fhould fion firft firſt fituation flain fome fometimes fpeech ftate ftrong fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofed goſpel happineſs hath Herod hiftory himſelf inftance inftitution itſelf Jefus Jerufalem Jewish Jews Jofephus John Judea judgement leaſt Luke Mahomet miffion miracles moft morality moſt muſt obferve occafion opinion paffage paſs Paul perfon Pharifees poffefs preſent Prieſt purpoſe queftion racter raiſed reaſon refpect reft refurrection religion Roman Sadducees ſaid Saviour ſay ſhall ſome ſpeaking ſtate Tacitus Teftament teftimony Tertullian thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou tion tranfaction truth univerfally uſe whofe writers