A27004:1450
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural evidence the being of God ... : the second part, of Christianity, proving by evidence supernatural and natural, the certain truth of the Christian belief ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; also an appendix defending the soul's immortality against the Somatists or Epicureans and other pseudo-philosophers.
London: printed by R. White for Fran. Titon, 1667
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Answ. The unbelieving Jews were as careful to preserve their writings as any other men: and they had better advantage ⟨p. 315⟩to do it than the Christians had: and therefore if there had been any such writings, yea, or verbal confutations, the Jews of this age had been as like to have received them, as all the other ancient writings which they yet receive. Josephus his testimony of Christ is commonly known; and though some think it so full and plain, that it is like to be inserted by some Christian,1 yet they give no proof of their opinion; and the credit of all copies justifieth the contrary; except only that these words are like to have been thrust in, [This is Christ] which some Annotator putting into the Margin, might after be put into the Text. And that the Jews wanted not will or industry to confute the Christians, appeareth by what Justin Martyr saith to Tryphon of their malice, [That they sent out into all parts of the world their choicest men to persuade the people against the Christians, that they are Atheists, and would abolish the Deity, and that they were convict of gross impiety.]
Answ. The unbelieving Jews were as careful to preserve their writings as any other men: and they had better advantage ⟨p. 315⟩to do it than the Christians had: and therefore if there had been any such writings, yea, or verbal confutations, the Jews of this age had been as like to have received them, as all the other antient writings which they yet receive. Josephus his testimony of Christ is commonly known; and though some think it so full and plain, that it is like to be inserted by some Christian,1 yet they give no proof of their opinion; and the credit of all copies justifieth the contrary; except only that these words are like to have been thrust in, [This is Christ] which some Annotator putting into the Margin, might after be put into the Text. And that the Jews wanted not will or industry to confute the Christians, appeareth by what Justin Martyr saith to Tryphon of their malice, [That they sent out into all parts of the world their choicest men to perswade the people against the Christians, that they are Atheists, and would abolish the Deity, and that they were convict of gross impiety.]