"Proceeding further, to inquire whether the facts related……" — Simon Greenleaf
"Proceeding further, to inquire whether the facts related by the Four Evangelists are proved by competent and satisfactory evidence, we are led, first, to consider on which side lies the burden of establishing the credibility of the witnesses."
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25 Quotes by Simon Greenleaf
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The learned are not agreed as to the time when the Gospel of John was written; some dating it as…
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Every document, apparently ancient, coming from the proper repository or custody, and bearing on its face no evident marks of…
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Of the Divine character of the Bible, I think, no man who deals honestly with his own mind and heart…
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If a close examination of the evidences of Christianity may be expected of one class of men more than another,…
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The foundation of our belief is a basis of fact - the fact of the birth, ministry, miracles, death, resurrection…
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The religion of Jesus Christ aims at nothing less than the utter overthrow of all other systems of religion in…
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These are no ordinary claims; and it seems hardly possible for a rational being to regard them with even a…
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But if they are well-founded and just, they can be no less than the high requirements of heaven, addressed by…
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There should be a readiness, on our part, to investigate with candor to follow the truth wherever it may lead…
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Either the men of Galilee were men of superlative wisdom, and extensive knowledge and experience, and of deeper skill in…
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In requiring this candor and simplicity of mind in those who would investigate the truth of our religion, Christianity demands…
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The object of man's worship, whatever it be, will naturally be his standard of perfection. He clothes it with every…
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