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Page iii
... Propositions stated ..... PROPOSITION I. That there is satisfactory evidence , that many , professing to be original witnesses of the Christian miracles , passed their lives in labors , dangers , and sufferings , voluntarily undergone ...
... Propositions stated ..... PROPOSITION I. That there is satisfactory evidence , that many , professing to be original witnesses of the Christian miracles , passed their lives in labors , dangers , and sufferings , voluntarily undergone ...
Page v
... propositions cannot be predicated of those books which are commonly called apocryphal books of the New Testament 173 Recapitulation CHAPTER X. 177 Of the direct historical Evidence of Christianity , and wherein CONTENTS .
... propositions cannot be predicated of those books which are commonly called apocryphal books of the New Testament 173 Recapitulation CHAPTER X. 177 Of the direct historical Evidence of Christianity , and wherein CONTENTS .
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... PROPOSITION IL CHAPTER I. That there is NOT satisfactory evidence , that persons pretending to be original witnesses of any other similar miracles , have acted in the same manner , in attestation of the accounts which they delivered ...
... PROPOSITION IL CHAPTER I. That there is NOT satisfactory evidence , that persons pretending to be original witnesses of any other similar miracles , have acted in the same manner , in attestation of the accounts which they delivered ...
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... propositions being true : namely , first , that a future state of existence should be destined by God for his human creation ; and , secondly , that , being so destined , He should acquaint them with it . It is not necessary for our ...
... propositions being true : namely , first , that a future state of existence should be destined by God for his human creation ; and , secondly , that , being so destined , He should acquaint them with it . It is not necessary for our ...
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... propositions themselves , or facts strictly connected with the propositions ( and therefore no farther improbable than they are improbable ) , ought to be rejected at first sight , and to be rejected by whatever strength or compli ...
... propositions themselves , or facts strictly connected with the propositions ( and therefore no farther improbable than they are improbable ) , ought to be rejected at first sight , and to be rejected by whatever strength or compli ...
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