A View of the Evidences of Christianity, Vol. 1 of 2


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Excerpt from A View of the Evidences of Christianity, Vol. 1 of 2: In Three Parts; Part I. Of the Direct Historical Evidence of Christianity, and Wherein It Is Distinguished From the Evidence Alleged for Other Miracles; Part II. Of the Auxiliary Evidences of Christianity By my endeavours, in common with A 3 manymany others, to difcharge my duty as a tutor in the Univerfity and by fome very imperfect, but certainly well in tended, and, as you thought, ufeful pub lications fi'nce. In an age by no means wanting in examples of honourable pa tronage, although this deferve not to be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




A View of the Evidences of Christianity, Vol. 1 of 2


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Excerpt from A View of the Evidences of Christianity, Vol. 1 of 2: In Three Parts When five years ago an important fiation in the Univerfity of Cambridge awaited your L'ordfhip's difpofal, you were pleafed to offer it to me. The circumfiances, under which this offer was made, demand a public acknow ledgement. I had never feen your Lordfhip: I poffelfed no connection which could pollibly recommend me to your favour I was known to you, only by my endeavours, in common with. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







A View of the Evidences of Christianity: In Three Parts; Volume 1


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In this book, William Paley presents the evidences of Christianity in three parts: the authenticity and credibility of the Holy Scriptures, the proper means of interpreting the Scripture, and the authenticity of miracles. This classic work of Christian apologetics has been widely influential for more than two centuries. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




VIEW OF THE EVIDENCES OF CHRIS


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A View of the Evidences of Christianity. Volume 1


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This two-volume book by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics is divided into three parts in which Paley discusses the historical evidence for Christianity and the miracles of Jesus Christ. He begins volume 1 with the proposition that the original witnesses to Christ's miracles should be believed, because they spent their entire lives in constant danger for what they witnessed. Paley takes on Hume's argument that no miracle can be proved regardless of the amount of evidence with the observation that if one believes in God, then miracles should be expected. Paley's intellectual defence of Christianity was one of the most popular of the day, and his work is considered a direct forerunner of the contemporary theory of intelligent design.







A View of the Evidences of Christianity, Vol. 2 of 2


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Excerpt from A View of the Evidences of Christianity, Vol. 2 of 2: In Three Parts; I. Of the Direct Historical Evidence of Christianity, and Wherein It Is Distinguished From the Evidence Alledged for Other Miracles; II. Of the Auxiliary Evidences of Christianity; III. A Brief Consideration of Some Popular Objections Sect. II. Reflefiions upon the preceding Account p. 246 sect. III. Of tbe Sum}? Of Mabometanifm p. 265. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




A View of the Evidences of Christianity


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This two-volume set by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics discusses the primary and secondary historical evidence for Christianity, the miracles of Jesus Christ, the candour of the New Testament writers, the differences between Islam and Christianity, and popular objections to the truth of Christianity. Paley's intellectual defence of Christianity was one of the most popular of his day, and as such was central to the debates on evolution, science and religion of the Victorian period. His work anticipates parts of the contemporary theory of intelligent design, and is of interest to historians of theology, philosophy and science.




A View of the Evidences of Christianity


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