The Evidences of Christianity: Stated in a Popular and Practical Manner, in a Course of Lectures, on the Authenticity, Credibility, Divine Authority, and Inspiration of the New Testament, Delivered in the Parish Church of St. Mary, Islington, Volume 1

Crocker and Brewster, 1833 - Apologetics

And from the demand which Christianity makes	17

LECTURE II	30

THE INDISPENSABLE IMPORTANCE OF A CHILDLIKE SPIRIT evident	36

LECTURE III	45

THE UNBELIEVERS SCATTERED NOW OVER CHRISTIAN COUNTRIES	51

LECTURE IV	63

Not one mark of spuriousness is found in our sacred books	71

The duty of having an authentic faith in the truths of Christianity	78

The practical and important ends which the scheme of prophecy	164

And always with a view to some practical end	170

The number of the prophets and the independence of their pre	176

The spiritual offices predicted of Messiah which our Lord fulfilled	182

Accomplishment of prophecies relating to cities	197

The future conversion of the world and the final triumph of holi	204

DIVINE AUTHORITY PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIAN	211

THE OBSTACLES SURMOUNTED the agents feeble and unknown	217

The sacred canon was settled with care and discrimination	84

Number and antiquity of our manuscripts	90

Review of the argument for the authenticity	102

THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE BOOKS INVOLVES THE CREDIBILITY	105

From the character of many of the converts to the Christian faith	114

They relate events at the spot where they occurred and before	120

From the acknowledged necessity of it in every important investi	126

LECTURE VII	128

The credibility of the gospel history applies to these very actions	132

THESE FACTS WERE PROPERLY SPEAKING MIRACULOUS	138

The inference from the miracles to the truth of Christianity	144

DIVINE AUTHORITY OF CHRISTIANITY PROPHE	150

The harmony of all its parts in the person and salvation of our	156

The character of the prophets	162

THE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL CHANGE WROUGHT IN THE CHRISTIAN	224

The propagation of Christianity is the fulfilment of prophecy	230

Christianity IMPLANTS THOSE PRINCIPLES upon which the welfare	236

Spirit of faction	242

Christianity CONFERS THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS	244

Practical address	250

Question stated	256

The PROMISES made by our Lord and the GIFTS received by	262

THE CLAIMS MADE BY THE APOSTLES THEMSELVES PROVE THEIR	269

LECTURE XIII	278

In order to know the plan on which divine inspiration proceeded	279

We must consider the ADVANTAGES arising from it	286

RECAPITULATION of whole argument from external evidences	294

Title	The Evidences of Christianity: Stated in a Popular and Practical Manner, in a Course of Lectures, on the Authenticity, Credibility, Divine Authority, and Inspiration of the New Testament, Delivered in the Parish Church of St. Mary, Islington, Volume 1 The Evidences of Christianity: Stated in a Popular and Practical Manner, in a Course of Lectures, on the Authenticity, Credibility, Divine Authority, and Inspiration of the New Testament, Delivered in the Parish Church of St. Mary, Islington, Daniel Wilson
Author	Daniel Wilson
Edition	2, reprint
Publisher	Crocker and Brewster, 1833
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	30 May 2008

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