The Character and Conduct of the Apostles Considered as an Evidence of Christianity: In Eight Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford, in the Year MDCCCXXVII., at the Lecture Founded by the Late Rev. John Bampton, M.A., Canon of Salisbury |
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... scarcely probable but that he must have cooperated usefully in his labours , and par- ticipated in his perils . The impartiality of the narrative is no less extraordinary than its artlessness . z The conflicting opinions on this subject ...
... scarcely probable but that he must have cooperated usefully in his labours , and par- ticipated in his perils . The impartiality of the narrative is no less extraordinary than its artlessness . z The conflicting opinions on this subject ...
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... scarcely have omitted . While with singular felicity all the internal marks of authenticity in style , diction , and arrangement are scru- pulously preserved ; while many of the speeches display , if invented , remarkable art and ...
... scarcely have omitted . While with singular felicity all the internal marks of authenticity in style , diction , and arrangement are scru- pulously preserved ; while many of the speeches display , if invented , remarkable art and ...
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... scarcely a single detail in the transactions can be ac- counted for without them . It is a mass of effects with inadequate causes . In heathen historians , in Herodotus and Livy for in- stance , we may easily detach the marvellous from ...
... scarcely a single detail in the transactions can be ac- counted for without them . It is a mass of effects with inadequate causes . In heathen historians , in Herodotus and Livy for in- stance , we may easily detach the marvellous from ...
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... scarcely be supposed , but that their ambitious and splendid pros- pects , the expectation of which could not be suppressed by the commanding presence of their Master , must have been openly an- nounced , or at least incautiously ...
... scarcely be supposed , but that their ambitious and splendid pros- pects , the expectation of which could not be suppressed by the commanding presence of their Master , must have been openly an- nounced , or at least incautiously ...
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... scarcely attribute to any principle but infuriated fanaticism . Though the subsequent oppressions of Pi- late's successors maddened the people into perpetual insubordination ; though this con- stant state of insurrectionary warfare ren ...
... scarcely attribute to any principle but infuriated fanaticism . Though the subsequent oppressions of Pi- late's successors maddened the people into perpetual insubordination ; though this con- stant state of insurrectionary warfare ren ...
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Acts apostles appears Aramaic authority believe character Chris Christ Christianity church conduct converts creed crucified dangerous death dialect Dio Cassius divine doctrines enemies Essene etiam evidence excited extraordinary fact faith favour Galilæans Gentiles gift of tongues Gospel Græcæ Greek Greek language heathen Hebrew Hist Holy impostors Irenæus jealousy Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Josephus Judæa Judæi Judaism Kuinoel language Lardner Latin lingua Lord Luke Lystra manner Master ment merely Messiah Michaelis miracle miraculous powers multitude neque opinion Paphlagonia passions Paul perpetual persecution Peter Pharisee Philo preached prejudices proselytes quæ quod racter religion resurrection Roman Sadducee Samaria scarcely Scriptures sect Sermons sion speak stles Strabo success Syriac Tacitus teachers temple tians tion unto whole writers γὰρ δὲ ἐν καὶ κατὰ μὲν μὴ οἱ ὅτι οὐ πρὸς τὰ τε τῇ τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῖς τὸν τοῦ τοὺς τοῦτο τῷ τῶν ὡς
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Page x - Subjects — to confirm and establish the Christian Faith, and " to confute all heretics and schismatics — upon the divine " authority of the holy Scriptures — upon the authority of " the writings of the primitive Fathers, as to the faith and " practice of the primitive Church — upon the Divinity of our " Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ — upon the Divinity of the " Holy Ghost — upon the Articles of the Christian Faith, as " comprehended in the Apostles
Page 1 - And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. 14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Page 329 - I have been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Page 94 - The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles ; the people which sat in darkness saw great light ; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Page x - Also I direct, that thirty copies of the eight Divinity Lecture Sermons shall be always printed, within two months after they are preached; and one copy shall be given to the Chancellor of the University, and one copy to the Head of every College, and one copy to the Mayor of the city of Oxford, and one copy to be put into the Bodleian Library ; and the...
Page 104 - The God of Abraham, and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified His son Jesus: whom ye delivered up, and denied Him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you, and killed the Prince of Life whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
Page 61 - And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them ; If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Page 362 - ... how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation ; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him ; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will ? For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
Page 152 - Cilicia: forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment : it seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 157 - But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way : for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel : for I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.