The Theological Works of Thomas Paine. (The Age of Reason.).J. Watson, 1851 |
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... say afterwards . Truth is an uniform thing ; and as to inspiration and revelation , were we to admit it , it is impossible to suppose it can be contradictory . Either then the men called apostles were impostors , or the books ascribed ...
... say afterwards . Truth is an uniform thing ; and as to inspiration and revelation , were we to admit it , it is impossible to suppose it can be contradictory . Either then the men called apostles were impostors , or the books ascribed ...
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... called apostles are supposed to have done in fine , that they have been manufactured , as the books of the Old Testament have been , by other persons than those whose names they bear . The story of the angel announcing what the church calls ...
... called apostles are supposed to have done in fine , that they have been manufactured , as the books of the Old Testament have been , by other persons than those whose names they bear . The story of the angel announcing what the church calls ...
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... called apostles , who appears to have been near the spot , was Peter ; and when he was accused of being one of Jesus's followers , it is said ( Matthew , chap . xxvi . , ver . 74 ) , " Then Peter began to curse and to swear , saying , I ...
... called apostles , who appears to have been near the spot , was Peter ; and when he was accused of being one of Jesus's followers , it is said ( Matthew , chap . xxvi . , ver . 74 ) , " Then Peter began to curse and to swear , saying , I ...
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... called apostles , Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John , it was not possible for them , as true historians , even without the aid of inspi- ration , not to have recorded them . The things , supposing them to have been facts , were of too ...
... called apostles , Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John , it was not possible for them , as true historians , even without the aid of inspi- ration , not to have recorded them . The things , supposing them to have been facts , were of too ...
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... called apostles , who are supposed to have been witnesses of this kind . Secondly , that the writers , whoever they were , have not acted in concerted imposition : but each writer , separately and individu- ally for himself , and ...
... called apostles , who are supposed to have been witnesses of this kind . Secondly , that the writers , whoever they were , have not acted in concerted imposition : but each writer , separately and individu- ally for himself , and ...
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