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to more III an two hundred and flitr liv-
ing Witnesses, is a strong evidence Of
the fact but Paul declares he wa. seen
of him also, beside Others Now the
CITY Of CorIn;h was full Of Jews, besides
the factions OF Annllos, and Cepha>, who
were all enemies 10 Paul, and w"nld
have rej"'ced in an opportunity t0 de-
tect him IN iAlsehond ; the Jews espe-
cialIy and could not haye failed 10 COM
,radict 1.-THE moment his letter was pub
liclr read in the Church. They howe
yer did not accuse him Of fals1 hood in
this point, nor did thew ate mpt il as far
rs we know because he told them no.
thing but truth. Paul IS acknowledged
to have been man of learning, and great
.sakaCitv but he would have acted the
part Of an idiot, if he had thus put IL in
the power Of his enemies to ruin his
wotl tlv prospects and bv deliberate
ialsehood, become obnoxious to the de.
nunciatior OF that religion he was so 7ea-
luus to lAcnlcate and thereby torfen his
hopes, as to both worlds, kv an attempt
to deceive mankind, in a matter in which
The story that the BODY Of Christ was
stolen BY his disciples, deserves not
moments consideration the sepuIchre
was watchedbv guard Of Roman sol.
diers, under the StrIctest Discipline and
it is ridiculous to suppose the whole
guard would be asleep, while a large
Stone WAS rolled away tromtht sepulthre,
and the body stripped and carried off.
Besides, what could they want with the
BODY? What could they do with it, bue
hurry 1t again: WIZ carry it away nakedG
The apostles we're not Vet endued " it'll
power Fl ON on high. to ena',le them to
preach the gospel with effect; AVID if the
body had contirued in death, it was Of
no more concern to them thar another
BODY because, il he hid not risen from
the dead, as he had said he would. he
would have appeared to the world as an
in postor, and his religion, notwith..
standing the excellence Of its morals,
must, anu woulL immt diatel, have dis
appeared ) this was also the opinion Of
Gamahrl, a l>arned doctor Of the law.
" II This work lie OF men it will come to
nought, but irit he Of God, We canRot
overthrow il; lest haplv We Be found 10
fight against G24." Its Prom4lsation
therefore, to a great part Of the world,
in short time and its continuance for
nrarlv eighteen hundred wears, in spite
Of all oppn>'tior, is Il strong collateral
evidence that II is from Gsd.
have hth,l,p confined IN, selfto that
evidence Of the truth ct the Chris, re-
lleisn, which is exhibited tnrhr gospel
itself; but with the readers leave. Twill
here traRscribt passage out Of Flavius
Iosrphus which, II 1t proves nothing
more; " III pr, We that the story tthe re-
sure ctioM ha. been told by othrr histo-
rian., beside the evangelists. {AVhis-
tons Josephus) Antiquities Of the Jews,
Book the 1s.h, Vol. 4th, Chap. Sd, page
70, Section sd, Now there was about
this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be
lawful to call hm man for he was =
doer Of wonderful works, teacher Of
such IS receive rhe ttmih with pleasure.
He drew over 10 him both many OF the
. Tew1 and many OF the GentileE. R6
1ras (the) Christ And when PLATE,
at the Suggestion Of the principal msH
among US, condemned Inn II nr CrtSS,
those tina, loved HIM at the first did not
forsake him tor. he appeared to then
alive again the thir6 ,h'y. And the tr,hs
ofChtistiAns, 50 named from him, are
not extinct to this dar." Josrrhus waa
! a lew, OF the family Of the high priest.
hood, and " as born about three wears af-
ter the cruci6xion OF Jesus. He was
man OF great leaning and trus lover
of virtue, and patriotism al d IN has de-
| scrip,iou OF he vices OF lis countr, men,
viii h he seems TO dcrlorc, aud which,
| in his opinion, would certainly CALI down
vengrxn t,om heaven upon them, he
manifes,s his inviolAblt regard to truth.
| therefore conceive the above extract,
! entitled to the'hishesr degree OF credit ;
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