A sermon on Acts xxviii, 22 showing, that the Christian religion is not a…A sermon on Acts xxviii, 22 shewing, that the Christian religion is not a…

I come now in the Second Place to enquire what's the Reason that so Holy and Excellent a Religion as Christianity is, meets with such hard usage, and is thus spoken against, every where spoken against: When we hear such an Out-cry as this made against Christianity, it is natural ⟨p. 22⟩to us to enquire, as Pilate did when such a Clamour was raised against its Author, Why, what evil hath it done? Truly we may say concerning it as Pilate did concerning him, We find no fault in it. Which of all its Opposers convinceth it of Sin or Error? It invades no Man's Right, breaks in upon no Man's Property, is no Disturbance of the Peace, no Enemy to the Welfare of Families and Societies, is no Prejudice at all to the Interests of States and Princes, but to all these highly Beneficial and Advantageous: Why then is it thus accused, condemned and spoken against? We will endeavour to find out the true Reason of it, though it is impossible to assign a justifiable Reason of that which is most unreasonable.

I come now in the Second Place to enquire what's the Reason that so Holy and Excellent a Religion as Christianity is, meets with such hard usage, and is thus spoken against, every where spoken against: When we hear such an Out-cry as this made against Christianity, it is natural ⟨p. 22⟩to us to enquire, as Pilate did when such a Clamour was raised against its Author, Why, what evil hath it done? Truly we may say concerning it as Pilate did concerning him, We find no fault in it. Which of all its Opposers convinceth it of Sin or Error? It invades no Man's Right, breaks in upon no Man's Property, is no Disturbance of the Peace, no Enemy to the Welfare of Families and Societies, is no Prejudice at all to the Interests of States aad Princes, but to all these highly Beneficial and Advantageous: Why then is it thus accused, condemned and spoken against? We will endeavour to find out the true Reason of it, though it is impossible to assign a justifiable Reason of that which is most unreasonable.