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ihctuuHi5 pCiiou VI tiioIc tidh i-Sp s~a7t
those celebrated passages, concerning Jesus
Christ, John the Baptist and James the Just,
were 10 be found in his works. close the
account with the present number, aud IN a
subsequent one, shall communicate The obser-
vations which have been suggested on this en-
inent Jewish historian; after which shall
proceed to other ancient testimonies. We
will now examine
g. PHOTIUS.
lie was patriarch of Constantinople, and
the greatest man of the age in which he lived.
lie died A. d. $3.50. In one Of his works he
has the following passage, viz So | have
read the treatise OF Josephus about the uni
verse the title of which have elsewhere
read to be Of the substance Of the universe.
II is contained in two small treatises. He
treats OF the origen Of the world in brief
manner.
. He speaks however Of the divinity Of
Christ, in way much resembling ours, de-
claring that the same name of Christ belongs
to him; and writes concerning him, in gem
eral, in a manner that cannot be Justly cen-
cured The phraseology of this treatise, does
not at all differ from his other works. Be-
sides others have written on the same subject"
MACARlUS.
have not been able TO ascertain the time
this writer lived He has this passage, I" Jo-
sephus, priest of Jerusalem, wrote with
truth, the history Of Jewish affairs, bears wit
ness that Christ was incarnate, and crucihed,
and the third day arose again, whose writ
ings are deposited in the pubic library. Since
therefore, the writer OF the Hebrews, hath
given this testimony concerning our Lord and
Saviour in his own books, what defence can
their remain for unbehevers ~
SUiDA9,
A very learned man who wrote in A. ID.
$50.
We have found Josephus who hath written
about the taking of Jerusalem, saying openly
in his memoirs Of the captivity, that Jesus
otfcated in The temple with the priests. This
we have found Josephus saying, a man OF an
Gent times and not very long after the apos-
ties.
Sophronius and Cedrenus, learned Gre
clan Monk who wrote about the year A. ID.
1860, give US the same account the Others
will produce josephuS himself for witness.
who was one OF the sect OF the Jews. Consid-
er the love Of truth, that Was in this man,
who, although be were a Jew, yet did not
permit himself to follow the Jewish falsehoods
and eyasions.o
Theophyiactus who wrote il A. D. 1880,
the AIexandrian Chronicle, Zonacus Greek
historian who wrote in A. d. 1920, GIycas
who wrote about the year A. ID. 1870 Niu-
phorus Chalialus also a Greek historian OF
great eminence who flourished A. ID. 1860
Hardmannus, and platina learned Italian
who died IN A. d. 1881 with many other EN-
inent men Of ancient times, all concur with
the foregoing authors and in much the same
language.
1'hnthemius. the Abbot, lourished about
A. ID. 1880.
Josephus the Jew. although he continued 10
be Jew, did frequently commend the chris
tians, and in the 18th book of his Antiquities,
wrote down an eminent testimony concerning
our Lord Jesus Christ. Whether Trithemius
found more passages concerning the christians,
in bis copies OF the genuine works OF Josepnus,
now, or formerly extant, OF ascrlbed the book
concerning the universe to him, and therein
met with other commentators of the chris
tians, that were ia his genuine works, can
not now be determined. SO far, however, is
plain, that this very learned abbot, who al
firms that Josephus frequently commended
the christians, had more testimonies, in The
works he believed to be Josephus's, TO this
purpose than we are al present acquainted
with. This seems also to have been the case
with Origen, Eusebus, the author OF the AL
exandrian Chronicle and Suidas, as appears
in the quotations have taken from them.
More quotations from the most eminent
writers might be adduced, all OF whom cite
the same testimony concerning Christ but
ii is presumed, that those already mentioned
are sufficient to satisfy the most doubtful
minds, provided they are candid and impair
tial in their Investigation.