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... most eminent persons en- gaged in it , for a space of nearly thirty years . We have , what some may think still more original , a collection of letters , written by certain principal agents in the business , upon the business , and in ...
... most eminent persons en- gaged in it , for a space of nearly thirty years . We have , what some may think still more original , a collection of letters , written by certain principal agents in the business , upon the business , and in ...
Page 69
... most intimately and conftantly with the founder of the religion , were feized as they were difcourfing to the people in the tem- ple ; that , after being kept all night in pri- fon , they were brought the next day before an affembly ...
... most intimately and conftantly with the founder of the religion , were feized as they were difcourfing to the people in the tem- ple ; that , after being kept all night in pri- fon , they were brought the next day before an affembly ...
Page 71
... most tempting opportunity which occurred , of making a gain of their converts , was by the cuftody and management of the public funds , when fome of the richer members , intending to contribute their for- tunes to the common fupport of ...
... most tempting opportunity which occurred , of making a gain of their converts , was by the cuftody and management of the public funds , when fome of the richer members , intending to contribute their for- tunes to the common fupport of ...
Page 73
... most of the new converts out of the place , ex- cept the twelve apoftles . The converts , thus " fcattered abroad , " preached the religion wherever they came : and their preaching was , in effect , the preaching of the twelve ; for it ...
... most of the new converts out of the place , ex- cept the twelve apoftles . The converts , thus " fcattered abroad , " preached the religion wherever they came : and their preaching was , in effect , the preaching of the twelve ; for it ...
Page 75
... most only seven or eight , perhaps only three or four , years after Chrift's death . Within which period , and notwithstanding that the late perfecution oc- cupied part of it , churches , or focieties of believers , had been formed in ...
... most only seven or eight , perhaps only three or four , years after Chrift's death . Within which period , and notwithstanding that the late perfecution oc- cupied part of it , churches , or focieties of believers , had been formed in ...
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