 | Jean Claude - Preaching - 1788 - 628 pages
...would be well ro read S. Luke's introduction to his gofpel. Many have taken in hand to fet forth . . a declaration of thofe things, which are moft furely believed among us . . . but it feemed good to me . . having had perfecl under/landing of all things from the veryfrft,... | |
 | Richard Watson - Theology - 1791 - 542 pages
...from what he himfelf faith, in his introduction, Luke i. i — 4. viz. Thar, " inafmuch as many had taken in hand to fet forth, ** in order, a declaration of thofe things which were furely be" Jieved (or done) among them ; as they, that were eye-witncfies " and minifters of the... | |
 | Jeremiah Jones - 1798 - 504 pages
...New Teftament are the following ; viz. I. That of St. Luke in the preface to his Gofpel, civ i, 2, 3. Forafmuch as many have taken in hand to fet forth in order a declaration of thofe things, which are mojl furely believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-witnejfes... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1798 - 408 pages
...feems to hint in the very entrance or introduction to his Gofpel. St. Luke, when he fays, that MANY had taken in hand to fet forth in ORDER a declaration of thofe things which are moft furely believed by uf, fpeaks not of ST. MATTHEW or ST. MARK byname. He gives them no preference. He could not mean... | |
 | Jeremiah Jones - 1798 - 334 pages
...exprefled). The principal proof in both places is taken from thofe words of St. Luke, chap. !. i, 2, 3, viz. Forafmuch as many have taken in hand, to fet forth in order a declaration ofthafe things, which are msfl furely believed among us ; it feemed good to me alfo, having had perfefi... | |
 | William Paley - Apologetics - 1800 - 418 pages
...his brief, but, as I think, very important and inftrudive preface- " Forafmuch (fays the evangelift) as many have taken in hand to, fet forth in order a declaration of thofe things -which are mojlfurely believed amongjt us, even as they delivered them unto us, which, from the beginning , were... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Deism - 1801 - 340 pages
...Luke exprefsly fays this in the beginning of his gofpel, which opens with thefe words : " For as much as many have taken in hand to fet forth in order a...declaration of thofe things which are moft furely believed amongft us ; even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyclu'iineffis and... | |
 | William Bell - Apologetics - 1810 - 474 pages
...than even the forgeries themfelves. St. Luke's Gofpel opens with the following introduction. — " Forafmuch as many have taken in hand " to fet forth,...order, a declaration of thofe " things, which are moftfurely believed among us; " even as They delivered them unto us, which from " the beginning were... | |
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