Lectures on the Evidences of Christianity, with an introductory lecture on religion in general, and one on the authenticity of the Jewish scriptures, etcSherwood & Company, 1827 - 402 pages |
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Page 82
... endeavour to obviate the difficulties which present themselves , by pleading that these traditions may have undergone some alteration in their descent , although the acknow- ledged liability of traditional accounts to change in their ...
... endeavour to obviate the difficulties which present themselves , by pleading that these traditions may have undergone some alteration in their descent , although the acknow- ledged liability of traditional accounts to change in their ...
Page 86
... endeavour to reply to objections , which , for the most part , do seem to arise from disingenuous and distorted views and representa tions of the scripture narrative , or to be the result of rash speculation . And these objections are ...
... endeavour to reply to objections , which , for the most part , do seem to arise from disingenuous and distorted views and representa tions of the scripture narrative , or to be the result of rash speculation . And these objections are ...
Page 131
... endeavour to show , that it was antecedently probable that such a reve- lation would be given to mankind , And , in pursu- ance of this object , we will take a hasty glance at the state of the world previous to the coming of Christ ...
... endeavour to show , that it was antecedently probable that such a reve- lation would be given to mankind , And , in pursu- ance of this object , we will take a hasty glance at the state of the world previous to the coming of Christ ...
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... endeavour to show that , independently of these internal marks of truth , Christianity has other species of evidence of the most powerful kind . " The branch to which we shall now direct our attention , is the evidence of testimonydd ...
... endeavour to show that , independently of these internal marks of truth , Christianity has other species of evidence of the most powerful kind . " The branch to which we shall now direct our attention , is the evidence of testimonydd ...
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... endeavour to show , that the testimony of the Christian witnesses is worthy of all belief . * 4 One of the prevailing modes of attack upon Christianity seems to be , the denying of the genu- ineness of the books in which it is handed ...
... endeavour to show , that the testimony of the Christian witnesses is worthy of all belief . * 4 One of the prevailing modes of attack upon Christianity seems to be , the denying of the genu- ineness of the books in which it is handed ...
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Page 107 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands...
Page 367 - Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands...
Page 246 - And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
Page 316 - Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Page 92 - And the people spake against God, and against Moses. Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness ? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
Page 88 - So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
Page 115 - MAKE a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness : Come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God : It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Page 95 - For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram : once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Page 116 - For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him.
Page 90 - At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. 13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.