The Divinity of Christ Proved from His Own Declarations Attested and Interpreted by His Living Witnesses, the Jews. a Sermon Preached Before the Unive - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1792 Excerpt: ... ADVERTISEMENT. A T the request of some much respetled friends of the Author, the following Sermon is presented to the public. He has undertaken in it to prove, what indeed has often been proved before; and to support from the Scriptures the belief of what there is the best evidence for asserting has always been believed in all ages of the Church, and the best grounds for thinking will continue to be believed, by infinitely the greater part of those, who study the Scriptures seriousty and without prejudice; whatever unbelievers may think, or may wish others to think, of the progress of their" opinions.--Yet any attempt to prove the divinity of Christ may not be thought unseasonable at a time, when unbelievers charge the Church of England with Idolatry for her admission of this dotlrine, accuse her ministers, of insincerity for conforming to it contrary to their conviElion, and consider such " Corruptions "of Christianity" as justifiable reasons for their utmost endeavours to demolish the system, which supports them. It is in vain perhaps to promise novelty os proof on asubjetlso often discussed by believers and unbelievers: yet I am not aware, that the argumentfor Christ's divinity, as slated in the following discourse, and resting on "Christ's own declarations attested and interpreted ' by his living witnesses the Jews," has ever been urged as the great fundamental proof of the divinity of Christ. But whether it be new or old, it seems to have the following advantages. Christ's own declarations of his divinity afford to common understandings more plain and tangible evidence than that of Prophecy; and more complete than the evidence of Miracles: and when attested by his enemies as well as disciples, who heard them, and by the events, which followed from the...

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