میدهیم باید که شما نیز قبول آن نمائید یا معشر النصاري مسیح از ناموس موسي استدلال میفرماید بر مخالفت نمودن او حکم موسي را پس چگونه بید (میگویید) که محمد مخالفت انبیاء سابق نموده و مسیح ننموده است و باز در فصل بیست و یکم این انجیل واقعست که مرا حکم بسیار است بواسطه شما پس گویندگان حق چرا بدان ایمان نمی آورید و بعد ازین سخنان یهودان جمع آمده نسبت سامریت و جنون را بمسیح میدادند و آن حضرت در جواب ایشان انکار مینموده میفرمود که اینچنین نیست بلکه

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پدر مرا گرامي داشته است و شما اهانت مينمانيد وبعد ازين يهودان سنك داشته متوجه آزار مسیح کردیدند انحضرت از میان یهودان بیرون رفته منهزم كرديد وبالجمله اگر فصول اناجیل ناطقند بانکه سبب عداوت و مخاصمت

مسیح پیغمبر

یهودان با مسیح مخالفت نمودن ایشان حكم توریت را بود يا معشر النصاري بنابر گفته شما لازم آید که نبوده باشد و چون دانستي شهادت كتابهاي آسماني بنبوت محمد ظاهر کرید (کردید) سخافت آنچه گفته باین عبارت همه نشاني که حضرت عيسي ما را داد از پیغمبران دروغ محمد وقران او مي بينيم و اين منع حضرت عيسي مارا فرمود تا با دمیان مثل محمد وكتابهاي مثل قرآن او ايمان بیاوریم (نياوريم) .... يا معشر النصاري بعد از اشعار باخبار واقعه در کتابهای اسماني ظاهر کردید که تکذیب مسیح نبوت محمد را افتراست والا لازم آید که آن حضرت تکذیب

تورية وزبور و انجیل نموده باشد بلکه انچه مسیح فرموده است مكذب شماست بلکه این تکذیب اگر اصحيح بوده باشد لازم آید انسداد باب اثبات جميع نبوات.

You Christians should remember, that an apparent improbability is never opposed to a demonstration by those who are truly learned. And when we know the contents of the divine books, manifestly pointing out his (Mohammed's) person, as it has already been shewn, the weakness of such allegations as the following is sufficiently apparent, viz. "Mohammed comes at the time which we have seen, saying of himself that he is a prophet." And again where it has been said: "His words are directly contrary to those of Christ, and to those of all the Prophets." Now, if this be true, it must follow that, as Christ has also said of his own person that he was a Prophet; and, as his words are directly opposed to the law of Moses, his claim to prophecy cannot be established. Of this we shall give proof. It is said in the 9th Section of St. Matthew's Gospel, in which Christ addresses the Jews, (chap. v. 33, &c.) "Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Act not contrary to your oath, but fulfil your oath to God. But I, who am the Messiah, say, It is not allowable to swear at all, neither by Heaven, for it is God's throne, nor by the earth,

for it is his footstool: nor by the city of Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. And again, it is not proper to swear by your own head, for ye have not the power to create one hair white or black; and the like. Again, in the 19th Section of St. John, (chap. vii. 37, &c.) it is said, that the Pharisees, having taken a woman in adultery, brought her before Jesus, after he had come down from the Mount of Olives to the Temple in order to teach the people. Those then who had brought the adulteress, addressed Christ thus: Master, we found this woman committing adultery. It is laid down in the law of Moses, that an adulteress should be stoned; but what sayest thou respecting her, and what is thy judgment? Christ, hearing this, stooped down, and with his sacred hand wrote on the ground. An hour afterwards he lifted up his head and said to the company, Is there any one among you without sin, who could stone this woman? After this he stooped down, and again wrote upon the ground. When the Jews discovered Christ's intention, they, with all the men and elders who had come to hear his instructions, went out of the Temple and left him alone, because he had not commanded that the woman should be stoned; and because this was contrary to the law and usage of Moses. After this, Christ lifted up

his head, and seeing none but the woman said to her, Where are thy accusers? The woman replied: O God, there is no one before me. Christ answered; I appoint not the punishment due to thy fault. Go, and sin no more.

It is also found in the 20th Section of this Gospel, (chap. viii. 12, &c.) that Christ, meeting the Jews some time after, said: My judgment is right and true, but ye know not whence I am come, nor whither I shall go. Among your Among your people retribution is laid down; but not so among my people. But I, who am the Messiah, and my Father, who has presented me with the garment of prophecy, attest this: It is written in your law, that the testimony of two men is to be heard on any question. I then, and my Father, bear testimony to this, and it is proper also for you to receive it.

You Christians may therefore see, how Christ proves from the very law itself, that his precept differed from that of Moses. How then can you say, that Mohammed opposes the former Prophets, but that Christ does not? Again, in the 21st Section of this Gospel, (chap. viii. 21, &c.) it is said: I have much to judge of you, how then is it, that you who speak the truth do not believe? After this, the Jews coming together, accused Christ of being a Samaritan, and of having a devil. He denied and said: It is not so: but my Father

honoureth me, and you dishonour me. Upon which the Jews took up stones to injure him. He however left them and escaped. If then the language of the Gospel is, that the Jews resisted Christ, because he opposed the law of Moses; it must follow, according to your principles, that Christ was no Prophet. When the reader knows, therefore, what the testimony of the divine books is, in favour of Mohammed, the weakness of the following assertions must plainly appear: viz. "Every criterion which Jesus has given us from the Prophets, goes to prove the falsehood both of Mohammed and of his Koran. And Jesus himself has warned us, not to place our faith in any such person as Mohammed was, nor in any such book as his Koran.

But you Christians must know that it plainly appears from the Holy Scriptures, that Christ's denial of the mission of Mohammed is all a fabrication; otherwise he must also have denied the authenticity of the Law, Psalms, and the Gospel. But, what Christ has said directly opposes your assertions. And indeed, if such denial were true, there would be an end of proof for the establishment of any prophetic mission whatsoever."

After this we have several other discrepancies between the teaching of Christ, the Apostles, and the Law of Moses, pointed out: such, for