...propositions, found in Chapter IX., under the heading — "There is satisfactory evidence that many persons professing to be original witnesses of the Christian...delivered, and solely in consequence of their belief in the truth of these accounts; and that they also submitted, from the same motives, to new rules of...

...successors in Pliny's time, or the missionaries of the religion than those whom they taught. CHAPTER VI. There is satisfactory evidence that many, professing...passed their lives in labours. dangers, and sufferings, vo'untarily undergone in attestation of the accounts which they delivered, and solely in consequence...

...their own persons or that of their Master, by these apostles and emissaries themselves. CHAPTER VII. it es miraclt'S, pasted their lives in labours, dangers, and sufferings, voluntarily undergone in attestation...

...associates passed their lives io labours, dangers, and sufferings. (2) That they did so voluntarily, in attestation of the accounts which they delivered, and solely in consequence of their belief in those accounts. Shew that the present existence of Christianity affords strong evidence of the activity...

...reasoning will produce all the certainty of mathematical demonstration ; pp. 23-31. — Ed. PROPOSlTlON l. THERE IS SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE THAT MANY, PROFESSING TO BE ORIGINAL •WITNESSES OF THE CHRISTIAN MIKACLES, PASSED THEIR LIVES IN LABORS, DANGERS, AND SUFFERINGS, VOLUNTARILY UNDERGONE IN ATTESTATION...

...many, professing to be original witnesses of the Christian miracles, passed their lives in labors, dangers, and sufferings, voluntarily undergone in...submitted, from the same motives, to new rules of conduct." Into the proof that they did thus labor and suffer Paley enters at large. But it is so obvious that...

...whether the miracles were actually wrought." He advances two main propositions. The first is " That there is satisfactory evidence that many professing...witnesses of the Christian miracles, passed their lives in labors, dangers and sufferings, voluntarily undergone in attestation of the accounts which they delivered,...

...that persons pretending to be original witnesses of any other miracles, have acted in the same manner, in attestation of the accounts which they delivered, and solely in consequence of their belief of the truth of these accounts." These propositions can be substantiated to the conviction of every serious...

...Jews by birth were to be the subjects. CHAPTER IX. There is satisfactory evidence, that many persons, professing to be original witnesses of the christian...delivered, and solely in consequence of their belief of the truth of those accounts ; and that they also submitted, from the same motives, to new rules of...

...the leap of the Roman Curtius? How too can it be reconciled with the following proposition ? — " That many professing to be original witnesses of the...undergone in attestation of the " accounts which they received, and solely in consequence " of their belief of those accounts: and that they also sub" mitted...