This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1754 edition. Excerpt: ...temptation than to "appear a missionary, a prophet, an ambassador "from heaven? Who would not encounter "many dangers and difficulties to attain so su"blime a character?" Where this character is indeed attended with honour and respect, it will be natural for ambitious men to desire it. But the head and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1754 edition. Excerpt: ...temptation than to "appear a missionary, a prophet, an ambassador "from heaven? Who would not encounter "many dangers and difficulties to attain so su"blime a character?" Where this character is indeed attended with honour and respect, it will be natural for ambitious men to desire it. But the head and leader of this sect had been every-where reviled and persecuted, and was crucified as a malefactor: his followers everywhere shared the fame fate. What temptation was there to appear his prophet or ambassador? What vanity or self-interest was gratified by it? P. 196, . F 3 But, But, thirdly, the author tells us, " it forms "a very stiong presumption against all supeina"tural and miraculous relations, that they are "always found chiefly to abound amongst ig"norant and barbarous nations; or, if a civi"lized people has ever given admission to any "of them, that people will be found to have "received them from ignorant and baibarous ' ancestors, who transmitted them with that "inviolable sanction and authority which al"ways attends antient and received opinions." This argument, we presume, has been already answered. The miracles of the Gospel were, as we have said, performed where they were most suspected. The Jews were by no means a barbarous people, and they were freer from superstition than any other nation in the world. These miracles were immediately canvassed with all the severity that the prejudice of enemies could suggest. Some who were healed of their diseases were sent immediately to the priests, on purpose, as it seems, that they might undergo the strictest inquisition. Others were called before the council, examined, and threatened, and...
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