An Inquiry Concerning the Origin of ChristianitySmallfield, 1838 - 379 pages |
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Page iv
... Christ , and of the spread of his religion , would be found to contain no deviation from the known laws of nature , nor to require , for their explanation , more than the operation of human motives and feelings , acted upon by the ...
... Christ , and of the spread of his religion , would be found to contain no deviation from the known laws of nature , nor to require , for their explanation , more than the operation of human motives and feelings , acted upon by the ...
Page vi
... Christ and his followers has caused almost universally to accompany the admission of his religion . Most of the doctrines of Christ- ianity are admitted to be so much in accordance with the purest dictates of natural reason , that , on ...
... Christ and his followers has caused almost universally to accompany the admission of his religion . Most of the doctrines of Christ- ianity are admitted to be so much in accordance with the purest dictates of natural reason , that , on ...
Page 32
... Christ , and the son of man , who would be seen hereafter coming on the clouds of heaven . * To the Roman governor he also admitted at once that he was the King of the Jews . The quiet confidence with which * Matt . xxvi . 64 . † Luke ...
... Christ , and the son of man , who would be seen hereafter coming on the clouds of heaven . * To the Roman governor he also admitted at once that he was the King of the Jews . The quiet confidence with which * Matt . xxvi . 64 . † Luke ...
Page 44
... Christ , and the numbers of those holding it , be- gan now to procure to the church a distinctive name ; and the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch [ A. D. 43 ] . The distinction , however , was not generally attended to ...
... Christ , and the numbers of those holding it , be- gan now to procure to the church a distinctive name ; and the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch [ A. D. 43 ] . The distinction , however , was not generally attended to ...
Page 46
... Christ as their common head afforded a point of union ; and the advent of the Messiah supposed to be predicted by Moses and the prophets was necessary to authorize the assertion that the law had been fulfilled , and might be laid aside ...
... Christ as their common head afforded a point of union ; and the advent of the Messiah supposed to be predicted by Moses and the prophets was necessary to authorize the assertion that the law had been fulfilled , and might be laid aside ...
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