An Inquiry Concerning the Origin of ChristianitySmallfield, 1838 - 379 pages |
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Page iii
... with the expectation that , at least , the principal miraculous facts supposed to lie at the foundation of Christianity would be found to be impregnable ; but it was continued with a gradually increasing conviction that the true ac- count.
... with the expectation that , at least , the principal miraculous facts supposed to lie at the foundation of Christianity would be found to be impregnable ; but it was continued with a gradually increasing conviction that the true ac- count.
Page ix
... continued to the end of the first century .. 35 CHAPTER III . On the date and credibility of the Gospel of Matthew ...... 63 CHAPTER IV . On the date and credibility of the Gospel of Mark ............ . 83 CHAPTER V. On the date and ...
... continued to the end of the first century .. 35 CHAPTER III . On the date and credibility of the Gospel of Matthew ...... 63 CHAPTER IV . On the date and credibility of the Gospel of Mark ............ . 83 CHAPTER V. On the date and ...
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... continued for centuries in the hearts and mouths of all patriotic Jews , and that , when sufficiently veiled by antiquity , the prophets , as well as the law , should have been reverenced as divine oracles . Events , however , did not ...
... continued for centuries in the hearts and mouths of all patriotic Jews , and that , when sufficiently veiled by antiquity , the prophets , as well as the law , should have been reverenced as divine oracles . Events , however , did not ...
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... continued purity , unstained by oaths and falsehoods , by regarding him as the author of every good , and the cause of no evil . They evince their attachment to virtue by their freedom from avarice , from ambition , from sensual ...
... continued purity , unstained by oaths and falsehoods , by regarding him as the author of every good , and the cause of no evil . They evince their attachment to virtue by their freedom from avarice , from ambition , from sensual ...
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... continued in the villages and country places . A passage of the prophet Malachi had announced that Elijah was to appear again previously to the divine intervention of the God of Israel . An enthusiast of the Essene sect , named John ...
... continued in the villages and country places . A passage of the prophet Malachi had announced that Elijah was to appear again previously to the divine intervention of the God of Israel . An enthusiast of the Essene sect , named John ...
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