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(3.) By the mixture of Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, and Latin

words and idioms with the Greek of the New Testa-

CHAPTER II. The uncorrupted Preservation of the sacred Scrip-

1. Relative to the Old Testament:

(1.) From the long preservation of the originals, the multiplica-

tion of copies, and the extraordinary care taken by the

(2.) From the substantial agreement of all the versions and

2. With regard to the New Testament :

(1.) From the multiplication of copies of the originals, and trans-

(2.) From the agreement of all the manuscripts examined

CHAPTER III. The Authenticity, or truth of the sacred Scriptures

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1. From the impossibility of the sacred writers themselves being

deceived, being either eye-witnesses of the facts recorded,

or deriving their information from the best sources

2. Because the sacred writers neither would nor could deceive others

§ 1. They could not deceive others, for the facts were of such a

nature as totally precluded imposition, such as

The rivers of Egypt being turned into blood

The plague of frogs

The plague of lice

The plague of flies

The murrain of beasts

The plague of boils and blains

The plague of hail

The plague of locusts

The plague of palpable darkness

The resurrection of our Lord

The darkness at his crucifixion

The miraculous supply of water from the rock of Horeb

The destruction of Korah, Dathan, Abiram, &c.

2. The sacred writers would not attempt to impose on others,

From their having nothing to gain by the imposture, but

on the contrary, especially those of the New Testament,

bringing upon themselves the most dreadful evils and

most cruel deaths

3. From the multitude of minutely particular circumstances of

time, place, person, &c. mentioned in the books of the Old

and New Testament

This shewn from the contents of

The book of Genesis

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4. By the principal facts being attested by certain commemorative

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The Lord's supper

5. By the wonderful establishment and propagation of Christianity,

its triumph over the bigotry of the Jews, and the lawlessness

and luxuriousness of the heathen

And the success of Christianity at Corinth

6. By the principal facts revealed in the Scriptures being con-

firmed by the accounts of ancient heathen writers

(1.) The creation of the world out of chaos

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(10.) Many particulars respecting Abraham, Isaac, Joseph, and

(11.) The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, and their

miraculous passage of the Red sea

(12.) The giving of the law, and divine appearances

(16.) The destruction of the Canaanites by Joshua

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(22.) The invasion of Israel by Shalmaneser, and the deporta-

tion of the twelve tribes

(23.) The destruction of Sennacherib's army

(24.) The defeat of Josiah by Pharaoh Necho, &c.

(25.) Herod's murder of the infants at Bethlehem

(26.) Particulars respecting John the Baptist and Herod

(27.) The life and character of our Lord

(28.) His crucifixion under Pontius Pilate

(29.) The earthquake and miraculous darkness which attended it

(30.) The miserable death of Herod Agrippa

(31.) The miracles of our Lord

7. By allusions and references to things, persons, places, manners,

customs, and opinions, &c., perfectly conformable to the

statements of the most authentic records that remain; such as,

(1.) The origin of the Assyrians, Elamites, Lydians, Medes, &c.

(2.) Shepherds being an abomination to the Egyptians

(3.) The political division of the land of Egypt

(7.) The exclusion of persons from having a personal interview

with the kings of Persia

(8.) The state of Palestine in the time of the New Testament

(9.) The character of the Galileans, and their murder by Pilate

(10.) The character of Herod Antipas

(11.) Of the soldiers under arms at the baptism of John

(12.) Of a sentinel being sent to execute him

(13.) Of the appointment of Ananias to the high-priesthood

8. From the names still borne by places, and traditions respecting

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9. By allusions to, or corrupt traditions of, the accounts of the

(1.) The rainbow

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