Letters to Indian Youth on the Evidences of the Christian Religion: With a Brief Examination of the Evidences of Hinduism, Pársíism, and Muhammadanism |
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... Zoroaster : who was he ? -Miracles ascribed to him - Supposed prophecies - Recent discoveries as to the con- nexion of the Veda and the Zend - avesta - Early Persian his- * tory fabulous . Internal Evidence . General estimate of the ...
... Zoroaster : who was he ? -Miracles ascribed to him - Supposed prophecies - Recent discoveries as to the con- nexion of the Veda and the Zend - avesta - Early Persian his- * tory fabulous . Internal Evidence . General estimate of the ...
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... Zoroaster or Buddha appeared , and which contained a full , plain statement of facts , and also letters written by the disciples of those famous men . What a pro- digious excitement the discovery would make ! What ea- gerness there ...
... Zoroaster or Buddha appeared , and which contained a full , plain statement of facts , and also letters written by the disciples of those famous men . What a pro- digious excitement the discovery would make ! What ea- gerness there ...
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... Zoroaster ) , which was composed about the year 1277 . The Pahlvi writings are also comparatively modern . The most important of these is the Bundeshne , which was probably composed in the 7th century , that is , about 1200 years ago ...
... Zoroaster ) , which was composed about the year 1277 . The Pahlvi writings are also comparatively modern . The most important of these is the Bundeshne , which was probably composed in the 7th century , that is , about 1200 years ago ...
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... Zoroaster . Zoroaster is said to have appeared in the reign of king Gushtasp , and to have persuaded him to embrace the religion of the Zend - avesta . ble ? - But who was Gushtasp ? when did he live ? where did he live ? Who was Zoroaster ...
... Zoroaster . Zoroaster is said to have appeared in the reign of king Gushtasp , and to have persuaded him to embrace the religion of the Zend - avesta . ble ? - But who was Gushtasp ? when did he live ? where did he live ? Who was Zoroaster ...
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... Zoroaster to have appeared . The Pársís themselves have borrowed most of their history from this highly imaginative poet , but very bad historian . The Zartosht Nameh , ( or Life of Zoroaster ) is , as we have seen , only six hundred ...
... Zoroaster to have appeared . The Pársís themselves have borrowed most of their history from this highly imaginative poet , but very bad historian . The Zartosht Nameh , ( or Life of Zoroaster ) is , as we have seen , only six hundred ...
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Page 77 - The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Page 55 - If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Page 77 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 54 - From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Page 162 - GOD having secretly predetermined not only the adverse and prosperous fortune of every person in this world, in the most minute particulars, but also his faith or infidelity, his obedience or disobedience, and consequently his everlasting happiness or misery after death ; which fate or predestination it is not possible, by any foresight or wisdom, to avoid.
Page 55 - Behold the hour cometh, yea is now come, that ye shall be scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
Page 97 - But these are false, or little else but dreams, Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The first and wisest of them all profess'd To know this only, that he nothing knew...
Page 55 - Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes ; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles : 34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him ; and the third day he shall rise again.
Page 46 - ... were communicated to them separately, yet with no different effect; if it was at last executed ; if I myself saw them, one after another, consenting to be racked, burnt, or strangled, rather than give up the truth of their account;— still, if Mr Hume's rule be my guide, I am not to believe them. Now I undertake to say that there exists not a sceptic in the world, who would not believe them, or who would defend such incredulity.
Page 55 - They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.