Evidences of ChristianityJ. F. Dove, 1826 - 336 pages |
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... authority , is it certain that such mira- cles would be repeated so often , and in so many places , as to become objects of general experience ? Is it a proba- bility approaching to certainty ? is it a probability of any great strength ...
... authority , is it certain that such mira- cles would be repeated so often , and in so many places , as to become objects of general experience ? Is it a proba- bility approaching to certainty ? is it a probability of any great strength ...
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... authority , and actuated by strong motives of opposition and resentment ; and they had to do this under a foreign government , to whose favour they made no pretensions , and which was constantly surrounded by their enemies . The well ...
... authority , and actuated by strong motives of opposition and resentment ; and they had to do this under a foreign government , to whose favour they made no pretensions , and which was constantly surrounded by their enemies . The well ...
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William Paley. they were of force , authority , or protection , could execute their mission with personal ease and safety . Let us next inquire , what might reasonably be expected by the preachers of Christianity , when they turned them ...
William Paley. they were of force , authority , or protection , could execute their mission with personal ease and safety . Let us next inquire , what might reasonably be expected by the preachers of Christianity , when they turned them ...
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... authority . Some length of time , I should suppose , might pass , before the vast ma- chine of the Roman empire would be put in motion , or its attention be obtained to religious controversy : but , during that time , a great deal of ...
... authority . Some length of time , I should suppose , might pass , before the vast ma- chine of the Roman empire would be put in motion , or its attention be obtained to religious controversy : but , during that time , a great deal of ...
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... authority of government . Add to which , that the religious systems of those times , however ill supported by evidence , had been long established . The ancient religion of a country has al- ways many votaries , and sometimes not the ...
... authority of government . Add to which , that the religious systems of those times , however ill supported by evidence , had been long established . The ancient religion of a country has al- ways many votaries , and sometimes not the ...
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