The testimony of sceptics to the truth of Christianity; with the evidence of pagan historians, by the author of 'Heroines of our time'.1861 |
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Apostles argument asserts became become believe benevolent Bible blessed Bolingbroke Canaan cause character Christian religion Christianity death declares Deism Deist destroyed Divine revelation doctrines doubt earth eternal evidence evil existence external revelation fact faith favour four Gospels fulfilment GEORGE JACOB HOLYOAKE Gospels of Matthew happy heart historian Hobbes holy human Hume hundred infidel inhabitants Jesus Christ Jews Joseph Barker Josephus Judea kingdom Krishnu live Lord Bolingbroke Lord Herbert Lordship man's mankind ment miracles modern infidels moral natural religion Nebuchadnezzar never Nineveh opinions opposed Owen Paine person philosophers Pilate Pontius Pilate Porphyry precepts principles proof prophecy punishments reason religion of nature religious rewards Roman Rousseau says SCEPTICS Scriptures soul speak spirit Suetonius Tacitus taught testimony things Thomas Cooper Thomas Paine thought tian tianity Tindal tion TRUTH OF CHRIS truth of Christianity Tyre universal virtue Voltaire Woolston words worship writings wrote
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Página 146 - Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light...
Página 130 - BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me : and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple; even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in; behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
Página 130 - I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: r he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire...
Página 74 - Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Página 127 - Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Página 42 - Socrates dying without pain or ignominy easily supported his character to the last ; and if his death, however easy, had not crowned his life, it might have been doubted whether Socrates, with all his wisdom, was any thing more than a vain sophist.
Página 126 - And he said, BLESSED be the Lord God of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant.
Página 43 - Jesus, in the midst of excruciating tortures, prayed for his merciless tormentors. Yes, if the life and death of Socrates were those of a sage, the life and death of Jesus are those of a God.
Página 53 - I waited some time at the end of every question ; he did not answer, but ceased to exclaim in the above manner. Again I addressed him : ' Mr. Paine, you have not answered my questions ; will you answer them ? Allow me to ask again — Do you believe ? or let me qualify the question — do you wish to believe, that Jesus Christ is the son of God?' After a pause of some minutes, he answered, ' I have no wish to believe on that subject.
Página 126 - And he said, CURSED be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, BLESSED be the Lord God of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant.