The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . EVIDENCES. 139 founded on them, the apostles and first Christians embracedin spite of the opposing influences of the religious systems inwhich they had been trained. The character and history ofthe Founder of the Faith were foretold many hundreds ofyears before in the Jewish Scriptures. He taught the purestmorality. He himself gave many predictions, and these pre-dictions were fulfilled. His doctrines changed the characterof those who received them, softened and civilized ancient na-tions, and have been everywhere among th
The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . EVIDENCES. 139 founded on them, the apostles and first Christians embracedin spite of the opposing influences of the religious systems inwhich they had been trained. The character and history ofthe Founder of the Faith were foretold many hundreds ofyears before in the Jewish Scriptures. He taught the purestmorality. He himself gave many predictions, and these pre-dictions were fulfilled. His doctrines changed the characterof those who received them, softened and civilized ancient na-tions, and have been everywhere among the mightiest influen-ces in the history of the human race. They claim to be fromGod, support their claim by innumerable evidences, and wemust either admit them to be from God, or ascribe them to aspirit of most miraculous and benevolent imposition. Add toall this, that he who receives them has in himself additionalevidence of their origin and holiness, and can say from expe-rience, I know that the Son of God is come, and hath givenus an understanding, that we may know
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