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Show ( 44 ) as will appear upon comparing the whole D octrines of the heathen Philofophers with thofe contained in the Palfages here quoted, it feems highly reafonable to conclude, that he had thofe Notions from above, and was not a Perfon of this World. And if it can be /hewn, That no Lawgiver in the World ever propofed a Body of fuch wife and good Laws for ennobling Men's Natures, and conduCting their Lives 1; who can doubt, that his Wifdom was more than human/ But farther, if it can be /hewn, That almo!l innumerable antient Prophecies of the Old Tefiament were fulfilled in him, and in him only m, is it not reafonable to conclude he really was the Saviour of the W urld intended in thofe Prophecies-? And if it be evident, that he was fo far from gaining any temporal Advantage by fetring up his Religion in the World, that he expofed him-xi. 31, 32. xiii. 24-30. xv. 3-7. xvi. rg-3z. xviii. 7· xix. J 2-27. xxji. ~9, 30. John iii. 3---13. 1~:··22. iv. !o. v. 17 .. 30. vi. 3i···4'· 44-·-46. vm. 44· 51· Xl. 25, z6. X1v. 2. zo, 23. z6. xvi. '3· If. 13 . .'7· .. 32· xvii. 1---26. 1Matth. iv. 7• 10. v, vJ, vu .. x. t6. z8. 3:~. 33· xii. 12. 36. so. XV. 3···11: XVI. 24---28. X Vlll. 3· 5· 7··· 9· I ) · •• I 8. ZJ---35· xtx. 3---10. 14. 17---3o.:xx. z6. z8. xxiv. 46. 51. x.x v. 1-·-46:. Luh viii. 15. ix. 62. x. 30. .fl, 42. XI .. z8. 41. XU, 15-··ZI. 33, 34· Xiii. 2-·-S· 24---30. X~:'· 11---15, .25·-· 34• X V, II. 32 . xvi_ 9---31 ... xvu. I0- --15. XIX. 12---27. xx. 3, 4· xxi. 3~: xxu .. ~8. J•hn 1v. 13, 24. v. 24. vi. 2 7. 2 9. Vlll. 3f· XII. 25, >6. f4···48. xiii. 14, 15. 3f, 35. XIV. 15 · 23. xv, 2. 10. 11. "'See Note (n) page 35· felf felf to all manner of Abufe, and to D eath itfelf by it n, and that it was fo far from flattering the Vices and wicked Inclinations of Mankind, that it direCtly oppofed and exclaim.ed againfl: t hem•, who can imagine he had any md~rcC\ V 1ews m it, or any DeGgn to impofe on the World I . And if it be certain, from the H1fiory of h1s Life, that he performed almofl: innun:'erable Miracles, in a pubk k Manner, ~s . heahng all forts of Difeafes, cafl:mg out ev1l Sp1nts, calming Tempefl:s, and e.ven railin~ the Dead, which never were denied e1ther by Jews or Heathens, and were the Completion of various PrediC\ions of the antient Prophets ; that his RefurreEtion was attefied by Numbers, who g;ave their Lives in Witnefs of the Truth of 1t, 111 whtch 1t was impoflible they ihould be deceived, it being a limple Matter of Fat\, and as plain from the Perfecution they expofed themfelves to by their Adherence to this Religion, that they had no Defian to deceive others ; that a great Variety of Miracles were performed by his F~llowers in Attefiation of their DoC\nne', wh1ch Miracles they declared to be performed for that very Purpofe, which were performed ~efore Multitudes of Enemies and Unbel1evers, Ill an Age, and in Countries, remar.kable for Learning, under all Manner of D1fadvantages from the Hatred of thofe ia Power, and were not, like magic Tricks, fuddenly over ; but of a n Matth. xxvi. 1---5. 45·--75· xxvii. 1--- )0. c6mpareu with the lall Chapters of MarA, LuAe and J•''"· o See Note (I} page 44· , ABs i.i. 4· ~~iii. 7· iv. 33· v, S· 10. rz. r;, 16: .. 3z .. v1. 8; vm. 13. 17. ix. 17. 34· 40. X. 46. Xlll. XIV. XVI. 18. xix. 11, IZ, XX, JZ, xxviii. 5.8,9. permanent |