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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. INTERNAL EVIDENCE OF CHRISTIANITY. The leading characteristical assertion in the books of the New Testament is, that they contain a divine revelation. Jesus said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me; and when he gave his apostles a commission to preach his gospel, he used these words, As the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.f He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth him that sent me.J This is the highest claim which any mortal can advance. It holds forth the man who makes it under the most dignified character; and, if it be well founded, it involves consequences the most interesting to those who hear him. Such a claim is not to be carelessly admitted. The grounds which it rests ought to be closely scrutinized; and reason cannot have a more important or honourable office than in trying its pretensions by a fair standard. As every circumstance respecting those who advanced such a claim merits attention, the first thing which presents itself to a rational inquirer, is the manner in which the claim is made, and the state of mind which those who make it discover in their conduct, in the general style of their writings, or in particular expressions. Now, if you set yourselves to collect all the characters of enthusiasm, either from the writings of those profound moralists who have analyzed and discriminated the various features of the human mind, or from the behaviour of those who, in different ages, have mistaken the fancies of a distempered brain for the inspiration of heaven, you will find the most marked opposition between these characters and the appearance which the books of the New Testament present. Instead of the general, indistinct, inconsistent ravings of enthusiasm, you find in these writings dis...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217008877 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217008879 |
| Weight | 2.43 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.49 In |
| List Price | $47.89 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 764 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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