The Veracity of the Gospels & Acts of the Apostles: Argued from the Undesigned Coincidences to be Found in Them, when Compared 1. with Eachother,-- and 2. with Josephus, Volume 1Perkins and Murray, 1829 - 127 pages |
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... surely would be an ex- travagant refinement to suppose , that St. Matthew designedly lets fall the fact of the mending of the nets , whilst he suppresses the miracle , in order to confirm the credit of St. Luke , who , in relating the ...
... surely would be an ex- travagant refinement to suppose , that St. Matthew designedly lets fall the fact of the mending of the nets , whilst he suppresses the miracle , in order to confirm the credit of St. Luke , who , in relating the ...
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... Surely it is beyond the reach of the most artful imposture , to observe so strict a propriety even in the subordinate parts of the scheme ; especially where less distinctness of detail would scarcely have excited suspicion ; and surely ...
... Surely it is beyond the reach of the most artful imposture , to observe so strict a propriety even in the subordinate parts of the scheme ; especially where less distinctness of detail would scarcely have excited suspicion ; and surely ...
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... Surely an inquiry , not of mere form , but manifestly implying , that , un- der the circumstances , it could only have been by some extraordinary means that he had pass- ed across ; and , 2d , from observing the satis- factory ...
... Surely an inquiry , not of mere form , but manifestly implying , that , un- der the circumstances , it could only have been by some extraordinary means that he had pass- ed across ; and , 2d , from observing the satis- factory ...
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... surely every unprejudiced mind must admit , that there is an extremely nice , minute and undesigned harmony between the speech of Paul and the subsequent conduct of Felix ; though the cause and effect are so far from being traced by the ...
... surely every unprejudiced mind must admit , that there is an extremely nice , minute and undesigned harmony between the speech of Paul and the subsequent conduct of Felix ; though the cause and effect are so far from being traced by the ...
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... Surely such a passage as this would not have been likely to recommend him to his friends at Rome , who reckoned Christianity " a pernicious super- stition ; " ( Tacit . Annal . 15. c . 44 ; ) and con- founded its followers with Jews , a ...
... Surely such a passage as this would not have been likely to recommend him to his friends at Rome , who reckoned Christianity " a pernicious super- stition ; " ( Tacit . Annal . 15. c . 44 ; ) and con- founded its followers with Jews , a ...
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Page 30 - Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
Page 6 - Lord." For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken. And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, "Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men." And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
Page 55 - When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him. Lord, shall we smite with the sword ? 50 And one of them smote the servant of the High Priest, and cut off his right ear. 51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
Page 4 - And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Page 63 - And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Page 23 - Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him : and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead...
Page 29 - Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, how long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
Page 57 - Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
Page 44 - The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered...
Page 28 - And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a King.