Conversations on the Evidences of Christianity: In which the Leading Arguments of the Best Authors are Arranged, Developed, and Connected with Each Other |
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... suppose God requires an impossibility ? Must not the tenet be given up , or Christianity itself fall to the ground ? Maria . But , if the tenet be given up , it ceases to be a matter of importance , whether Christianity be true or not ...
... suppose God requires an impossibility ? Must not the tenet be given up , or Christianity itself fall to the ground ? Maria . But , if the tenet be given up , it ceases to be a matter of importance , whether Christianity be true or not ...
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... suppose ever investigated the truth of those rules , -how many are there able to investigate them ? Edward . Very few indeed . Almost every mechanic knows the forty - seventh proposition of the first book in Euclid , and confides in it ...
... suppose ever investigated the truth of those rules , -how many are there able to investigate them ? Edward . Very few indeed . Almost every mechanic knows the forty - seventh proposition of the first book in Euclid , and confides in it ...
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... suppose a person in 21 What reply does Mr. B. make to this ? -22 What question does Edward here propose , intimating a doubt as to the supposed importance of Christianity ? -23 How does he present the argument ? -24 What does Mr. B. say ...
... suppose a person in 21 What reply does Mr. B. make to this ? -22 What question does Edward here propose , intimating a doubt as to the supposed importance of Christianity ? -23 How does he present the argument ? -24 What does Mr. B. say ...
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... suppose , the truth of those facts , which are acknowledged by persons of all parties , infidels as well as Christians . Edward . Certainly not . Mr. B. And , I suppose , you will acknowledge , that 2 From whom do we receive accounts of ...
... suppose , the truth of those facts , which are acknowledged by persons of all parties , infidels as well as Christians . Edward . Certainly not . Mr. B. And , I suppose , you will acknowledge , that 2 From whom do we receive accounts of ...
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... suppose , in relation to the writers of the last three cen- turies ? -7 What does he then presume to be certain , in relation to many of the Christian sects ? -8 When Edward admits this , what question does Mr. B. ask him ? -9 In ...
... suppose , in relation to the writers of the last three cen- turies ? -7 What does he then presume to be certain , in relation to many of the Christian sects ? -8 When Edward admits this , what question does Mr. B. ask him ? -9 In ...
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Page 149 - And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms concerning me.
Page 185 - And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, said unto them ; Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people ; and behold, I having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man...
Page 185 - Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world ; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort ; and in secret have I said nothing. Why askest thou me ? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them : behold, they know what I said.
Page 135 - For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death : for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
Page 153 - Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles...
Page 176 - And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications : and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one that mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.
Page 178 - Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Page 130 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Page 129 - I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. 26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
Page 136 - Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you : but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings ; that, when His Glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.