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III. Prophecies-Two of the Baptist-Of fasting-Of the death

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IV. Destruction of Jerusalem-Parable of the mustard-seed and

leaven-Doctrine of atonement-Whether few shall be

saved-Answer of Jesus to those who counselled him to

quit Galilee

V. The suddenness of the Jewish destruction-The unjust

Judge-General want of faith at Christ's coming-Para-

ble of the ten pounds-Lamentation over Jerusalem-

Why these predictions could not be written after Jerusa-

lem was destroyed-The husbandmen and vineyard-

Promise of baptism with the Holy Ghost-Important

observations

VI. Review, of the evidence in favour of this Gospel-Silas,

the real author of this History, and of the Acts of the

Apostles-Reflections on the evidence of the authenticity,

accuracy, and credibility of the two Histories of Silas or

Luke

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CHAP. III.-Gospel according to Matthew,

1. General remarks-Not a translation from another language

-Not written till after Luke's-Nor before the second

century

II. Observation respecting the two first chapters The Au-

thor's genealogy of Jesus Its inconsistency with his own

purpose Misapplication of the celebrated prophecy of

Isaiah Ditto of the prophecy of Micah Fable of the

magi and star-Ditto of Herod's massacre of the inno-

cents-Perversion of a prophecy of Hosea-Ditto of one

of Jeremiah-A fictitious prophecy not to be found-The

return from Egypt

III. Remarks on the history of John's baptism-The author

ignorant of the meaning of the kingdom of God-Direct

'contradiction to Silas or Luke-Our Lord's forty days

fast and temptation

IV. Instance of the author's imperfect knowledge of Palestine

-Contradiction to Luke-Decapolis-No such country-

Distribution of the Jewish territory by the Romans-Con-

cluding remarka

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I. The Sermon upon the Mount-Improbable that it was de-

livered at such time and place-Its assertion respecting

the Law contradictory to the Prophets of both Covenants

-That the Lord's Prayer was taught at this time, incon-

sistent with Luke's History-Inconsistency of the direc-

tions given for fasting-Casting pearls before swine ....... 171

II. Miracle of healing the Centurion's servant-Of the demons

in the herd of swine-Enumeration of the names of the

twelve Apostles-Kingdom of Heaven suffering violence,

and taken forcibly by violent men-Another misapplica-

tion of this writer of one of the old prophecies-The au

thor ignorant of the meaning of the sign which Jonah was

to the Ninevites ..

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III. Remarks on the parables of this writer compared with those

of Luke-Parable of the sower-Ditto of the man who

sowed good seed in his field-Two ditto transcribed from

Luke-Ditto of the merchant seeking goodly pearls-Pa-

table of the net cast into the sea

IV. Cause of the death of John the Baptist-That man is defiled,

not by that which goeth into his mouth, but that which

cometh out-Parable of the king that took account of his

servants-Different kinds of eunuchs

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V. Parable of the householder hiring labourers into his vineyard

-Misapprehension of the writer of Zechariah's meaning in

the words," an ass and a colt, the foal of an ass"—Para-

ble of the man who had two sons-Parable of the house-

holder who planted a vineyard and let it out-Parable of

the king who made a marriage for his son

VI. Inconsistency of this writer with Luke, in the time as-

signed for our Lord's making his pathetic ejaculation

over Jerusalem-Parable of the ten virgins-Ditto of the

talents-This writer's description of the day of judgment

→History of the institution of the Lord's Supper, and its

inconsistency with that of Luke'

VII. Subsequent contradictions between this writer and Luke,

to the conclusion of his Gospel, which infallibly prove

that one of them is fabulous and false

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VIII. Miracles of Jesus recorded by this writer-Testimony of
the prophecies recorded in this Gospel-Prophecy of
the destruction of Jerusalem

CHAP. V.-Gospel according to Mark.

I. General remarks-Style in which it is written-Its man-

ner of beginning-And contradictory conclusion-

Enumeration of the names of the Apostles-Parable

of the sower

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II. That the Apostles anointed the sick they healed with oil-

Origin of extreme unction-Jesus curing a person deaf

and dumb-Inconsistency of this Gospel with both the

preceding, respecting the sign of the Prophet Jonas—

Jesus giving sight to a blind man-Prophecy of the re-

compense of persecuted Christians, even in the present

life-Prediction respecting Peter's denying his Master.. 261

CHAP. VI.Gospel according to John.

I. Remarks on the style in which this Gospel is written-

Contradiction between this writer and Matthew, re-

specting John the Baptist-This writer's inconsistency

with Luke in his account of the first disciples of Jesus,

and of their motives for following him-Similar incon-

sistency respecting our Lord's driving the traders out

of the temple...

II. The writer's assertion that Jesus by his disciples baptized

more persons than John, before John was cast into pri-

son-The discourse of Jesus with the woman of Sa-

maria-Assertion of our Lord, that other men labour-

ed, and that his disciples reaped the fruits of their

labour-The writer's confused account of the feasts of

the Jews His ignorance that one of the Apostles was

the brother of Jesus-Inconsistency of this writer's ac-

count of the places of our Lord's residence with that

given us by Luke

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III. His contradiction to Luke, in the circumstances which

preceded, accompanied, and followed our Lord's cru-

cifixion

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IV. Miracles and extraordinary acts of our Saviour, peculiar to

this writer-The changing water into wine-Healing the

nobleman's son at Capernaum-Miraculous efficacy of the

pool of Bethesda-Story of the woman taken in adultery—

Giving sight to a man born blind-The resurrection of

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V. Nothing in this Gospel that can be deemed a prophecy, but

a few short sentences which seem to refer to futurity—

"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it

up"-That the hour would come when men should neither
worship God in the mountain of Samaria, nor yet at Je-
rusalem-That the Jews, though they would not receive
him coming in his father's name, would receive another
Messiah, who should come in his own name-Our Lord's
assertion, that if a man keep his saying, he shall never
see death-His promise to his disciples of divine inspira-
tion after his death-His assertion, that his disciples
should be immediately scattered, every one to his own
home, and should leave him alone

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CHAP. VII. Of the Epistles.

I. Reasons for extending this disquisition to several of the

Epistles-Epistle to the Romans

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II. The Epistle to the Ephesians-And to the Colossians

III. The Epistle to the Philippians-To Titus-And to Phi-

lemon

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IV. The Epistle to the Hebrews-And the Epistle of James

V. The first Epistle of Peter-Second Epistle of Peter-And

the Epistle of Jude

VI. The three Epistles attributed to the Apostle John-The

want of that internal testimony of the spirit of prophecy

in all these Epistles, which accompanies Paul's Epistles

to the Corinthians, Galatians, Thessalonians, and Timothy 332

VII, Reasons for objecting to the Epistles to the seven Churches

of Asia, introduced into the Book of the Apocalypse.... 336

CONCLUSION

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