Of the direct historical evidence of Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other miracles |
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Page 85
... preached both in the east and in the west , leaving behind him the glorious report of his faith ; and so having taught the whole world righteousness , and for that end travelled even unto the utmost bounds of the west , he at last ...
... preached both in the east and in the west , leaving behind him the glorious report of his faith ; and so having taught the whole world righteousness , and for that end travelled even unto the utmost bounds of the west , he at last ...
Page 111
... preacher of virtue ; that he baptised his proselytes ; that he was well received by the people ; that he was imprisoned and put to death by Herod ; and that Herod lived in a criminal cohabitation with Hero- dias , his brother's wife ...
... preacher of virtue ; that he baptised his proselytes ; that he was well received by the people ; that he was imprisoned and put to death by Herod ; and that Herod lived in a criminal cohabitation with Hero- dias , his brother's wife ...
Page 119
... preached to them , and shewed the exceed- ing great love which he bare towards them . " In an epistle of Clement , a hearer of St. Paul , although written for a purpose remotely connected with the Christian history , we we have the ...
... preached to them , and shewed the exceed- ing great love which he bare towards them . " In an epistle of Clement , a hearer of St. Paul , although written for a purpose remotely connected with the Christian history , we we have the ...
Page 138
... preached . Now how stands the proof of this point ? A set of men went about the world publishing a story com- posed of miraculous accounts ( for mira- culous from the very nature and exigency of the case they must have been ) , and ...
... preached . Now how stands the proof of this point ? A set of men went about the world publishing a story com- posed of miraculous accounts ( for mira- culous from the very nature and exigency of the case they must have been ) , and ...
Page 155
... preached , how could they have gained credit in churches and societies which the apostles established ? Now the fact of their early existence , and not only of their existence but their reputation , is made out by some antient ...
... preached , how could they have gained credit in churches and societies which the apostles established ? Now the fact of their early existence , and not only of their existence but their reputation , is made out by some antient ...
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