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THE HEATHEN NATIONS OF THE PRESENT DAY afford
Do instance in which the light of nature has proved
sufficient to guide man to his duty and happiness.
India
Africa
Russia, &c.
An uniformity between their vices and those of the
heathen before the promulgation of Christianity
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IN CHRISTIAN COUNTRIES, IN PROPORTION AS DIVINE
REVELATION IS INADEQUATELY KNOWN, men de-
cline in piety
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Observe France, Italy, Spain
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Observe our own population where the Bible is not
known
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Our own hearts when deficient in scriptural know- ledge
The general impression of the need of a revelation Its probability
Infidelity blots out every hope for man
The necessities of a practical student expound to him
the state of mankind
He is thankful for his lot
Missionary efforts
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LECTURE IV.
THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE NEW TESTA-
MENT.-2 THES. iii. 17.
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; the authenticity of the
New Testament proved in the ordinary way of ascer-
taining the genuineness of other ancient works . 100
Not one mark of spuriousness is found in our sacred
books
The circumstances of the case make it impossible that
they should be forgeries
Men practically act on the slightest grounds as to the
authenticity of writings, where the contents commend
themselves to their judgment
The burden of proof lies' on the objector to Chris-
tianity
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The providence of God conspicuous in the evidences of
authenticity
The duty of having an authentic faith in the truths of
Christianity
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LECTURE V.
THE DIRECT PROOF OF THE AUTHENTICITY
OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.-ACTS xxvi. 26. 126
The testimony to our sacred books can be traced up from
the present time to the days of the Apostles
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The sacred canon was settled with care and discrimi-
nation
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There are all the marks of integrity and truth in the
Admissions of Heathen and Jewish adversaries
Number and antiquity of our manuscripts
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None of these external proofs of authenticity can be ad-
duced for the Apocryphal books of the New Testa-
ment
The style and manner of the books of the New Testa-
ment furnish an unanswerable proof of their genuine-
ness
Unexpected confirmations from a Syriac version of the
New Testament
Codex Alexandrinus
Maso-Gothic version
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A remarkable fragment discovered in 1740
Ancient medals
The sacred volume is unique and unparalleled
Review of the argument for the authenticity
Love of Christians to the Bible
LECTURE VI.
CREDIBILITY OF THE GOSPEL HISTORY.-
LUKE i. 1-4.
THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE BOOKS INVOLVES THE
CREDIBILITY; for it is very rare to meet with any
authentic histories, in which the principal facts are
The principal facts of the New Testament are very few,
and peculiarly prominent
Testimonies already adduced to the genuineness of the
books, prove their credibility
PROOFS OF CREDIBILITY DERIVED
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FROM OTHER
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SOURCES; from the governors of the Roman pro-
vinces
From heathen writers
From Jewish writings, especially Josephus
From the character of many of the converts to the
Christian faith
From the testimony of Mahomet
From the religious rites and usages springing out of
the facts of Christianity, which continue to the pre-
sent day
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From several ancient monuments which have survived
the wreck of time
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THE CHARACTER AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE SA-
CRED WRITERS ESTABLISH THE CREDIBILITY OF
THEIR WRITINGS
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The number of witnesses
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They had full knowledge of the things they attest . 195
The testimony they bear is to facts, of which they
were competent judges
They were persons of transparent integrity of cha-
racter
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Of sound mind, and by no means credulous or rash . 199
They relate events at the spot where they occurred,
and before the multitudes who witnessed them-
Their whole subsequent lives were marked by unpa-
ralleled benevolence and holiness
They had nothing to expect for their testimony but
temporal calamities and death
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201
No one convert ever complained of being imposed
upon
If our account be false, where is the true one?
THE AUTHENTICITY AND CREDIBILITY OF THE OLD
TESTAMENT
Fidelity of the English translation
Our faith must practically correspond with what we
have admitted in argument
The immense value of Christianity
LECTURE VII.
DIVINE AUTHORITY OF CHRISTIANITY.-MI-
RACLES-MARK ii. 10-12.
The credentials of a divine mission
THE WONDERFUL ACTIONS ASCRIBED TO OUR SA-
VIOUR AND HIS APOSTLES, REALLY TOOK PLACE
Every miracle consists of two distinct and palpable
facts
The credibility of the gospel history applies to these
very actions
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They were believed by the converts of the first cen-
tury, and attested to those of the second
Institutions still subsist which took their rise from
them
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The minute and artless account of them seals their
truth
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The facts of the gospel were plain and palpable mi-
racles
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They were done openly as divine acts
Before the Jewish nation, accustomed to judge of mi-
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Our Lord was himself the subject of miracles
Permanent effects were produced by the gospel mi-
They were wrought for a high and holy end
THE CONNEXION BETWEEN THESE MIRACLES, AND
THE RELIGION THEY ARE SAID TO ATTEST, IS
SUCH, AS TO PROVE ITS DIVINE ORIGIN
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Our Saviour and his apostles appeal to their mighty
works
They were predicted as the evidence of the Messiah.
An appropriate attestation to a divine religion.
They were performed by those who had all other signs
The inference from the miracles to the truth of Chris-
tianity is conclusive
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They are incorporated with the instructions.
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