An Apology for the Bible: In a Series of Letters, Addressed to Thomas Paine, Author of a Book Entitled The Age of Reason, Part the Second, Being an Investigation of True and of Fabulous TheologyMessrs. P. Wogan, P. Byrne, W. Jones, J. Rice, H. Fitzpatrick, N. Kelly, and G. Folingsby, 1796 - 146 pages |
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... miracle could be . If he fhould find , as he certainly would , that many ancient prophecies had been ful- ་ filled in all their circumstances , and that fome filled ( 63 ) $ fubject to human infirmities; whether it excluded ...
... miracle could be . If he fhould find , as he certainly would , that many ancient prophecies had been ful- ་ filled in all their circumstances , and that fome filled ( 63 ) $ fubject to human infirmities; whether it excluded ...
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... miracles of Jefus , he would have made the fame conclufion that the jew Nicodemus did- " Rabbi , we know that thou art a teacher come from God ; for no man can do thefe miracles that thou doeft , except God be with him . " - Our Sa ...
... miracles of Jefus , he would have made the fame conclufion that the jew Nicodemus did- " Rabbi , we know that thou art a teacher come from God ; for no man can do thefe miracles that thou doeft , except God be with him . " - Our Sa ...
Page 89
... it is evident that they agree in a great many particu- lars of the last importance ; fuch as the purity of his manners ; the fanctity of his doctrines ; the multitude multitude and publicity of his miracles ; the perfe cuting ( 89 )
... it is evident that they agree in a great many particu- lars of the last importance ; fuch as the purity of his manners ; the fanctity of his doctrines ; the multitude multitude and publicity of his miracles ; the perfe cuting ( 89 )
Page 90
... miracles ; the perfe cuting fpirit of his enemies ; the manner of his death ; and the certainty of his refurrection ; and whilft they agree in thefe great points , their difa- greement in points of little confequence , is rather a ...
... miracles ; the perfe cuting fpirit of his enemies ; the manner of his death ; and the certainty of his refurrection ; and whilft they agree in thefe great points , their difa- greement in points of little confequence , is rather a ...
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... miracles which at- tended our Saviour's crucifixion Saviour's crucifixion the darknefs which overfpread the land - the rending of the veil of the temple - an earthquake which rent the rocks . -and the refurrection of many faints , and ...
... miracles which at- tended our Saviour's crucifixion Saviour's crucifixion the darknefs which overfpread the land - the rending of the veil of the temple - an earthquake which rent the rocks . -and the refurrection of many faints , and ...
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Page 112 - Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. 19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. 20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
Page 106 - Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him; and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
Page 83 - If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin : but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Page 95 - And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true; and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
Page 107 - Scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures; and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve; after that he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
Page 18 - And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people : and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
Page 99 - It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. 11. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Page 70 - And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
Page 18 - And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
Page 13 - A genuine book is that which was written by the person whose name it bears, as the author of it. An authentic book is that which relates matters of fact, as they really happened. A book may be genuine without being authentic ; and a book may be authentic, without being genuine.