The third Difficulty

The laft Difficulty

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The Profpects afforded to the first Profelytes

Of the Progress of the Gospel in Oppofition to all

Difficulties

III.

Of our Saviour, and the Prophecies relating to his Coming.

Concerning the Series of Prophecies, which related

to Chrift the Meffiah

Of the most early prophetic Declaration
The Prophecy which came by Abraham
The Prophecy by the Patriarch Jacob
Concerning the Sceptre, which was to depart from
Ifrael

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The Prophecy concerning Chrift by Mofes
Prophecies from the latter Prophets
The Certainty of thefe Prophecies afferted
Of the Birth of our Saviour, and his Refidence at
Nazareth

Concerning our Saviour's Hiftory antecedent to his Miniftry

Concerning his firft Difplay of Miracles

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Of the fubfequent Part of his Life; and of his

Concerning the Raifing of Lazarus from the Dead 100 The happy Confequences of thefe Miracles

The Criterion, or Teft of Miracles

Farther Proofs of the Gospel, and the Miracles
of Chrift

Concerning the Opinions which prevailed of the
Coming of the Meffiah

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Farther Account of the Miniftry and Doctrines of Chrift

Of the fuperior Excellence, and Dignity of our

Saviour Concerning the Internal Evidence, with which the Sacred Writings are accompanied

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IV.

Gentile Authority.

Of the Teftimony of Gentile Writers in Favour of Chriftianity; and firft, of that great Enemy the Emperor Julian

Atteftation of Celfus

Of Porphyry's Atteftation

Evidence from Pliny

The Account given by Tacitus.

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Farther Account of the more early Perfecutions 155
Advantages obtained from Pagan Writers 162
Falfe Accufation-concerning the Chriftians hav-
ing deftroyed the Writings of their Adverfaries 164

Of

Of the great Injuftice and Inhumanity both of

Pliny, and Trajan, farther confidered 166

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Of the Uncertainty, which prevailed among

the most learned of the Philofophers. 177

The Want of a proper Remedy

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This Uncertainty attended with a bad Influence

on the Morals of Men: but rettified by Chrif-

tianity

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V.

A Comparative View of the Christian and

the Mohammedan Religions

VI.

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Some Popular Objections, and other Arti-

cles, confidered.

Of Difficulties and myfterious Truths

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Concerning Scruples and Difficulties, which ob-

trude themfelves after Conviction

The Chriftian Syftem faid to be too Local and

Partial

Concerning Exceptions unduly made to particular

Terms and Modes of Expreffion

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Concerning

Concerning too hafty Decifion in refpect to Confe

quences

The Difciples of Christ, so far from co-operating
in a Fraud, did not know the Scheme which
he was carrying on
Some Obfervations upon the unpromising Means,
by which the grand Scheme of the Gospel was
effected

In the Procefs there could be no Fallacy
Obfervations upon Part of the Eighth Chapter
of Judges; and fome other Portions of Scrip-
ture, which are connected with it
Concerning the Objection made to the Slaughter
of the Canaanites

Of the Ufurpation, of which the Canaanites

were guilty Explanation of Deuteronomy, Chap. xx. 10. and Objections obviated

Concerning the Ifraelites borrowing of the Egyp

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