]mve raeeiv?l ?hem wi?m m?r ?g ?m the testimo?es of G?t? wfi? men w? fiv? ?d ? di?erent co?t?e: men of le?g, ?enM, who were not Ukely M ? deceive. Among ?A ?M? we bye ?? ?m P?o ? J? A?ng ?eg? ?te? we hve tes?mo?e8 (Mm ?e w? 0?. The ??gm w?te?, Cel? a? Ju? ?e a?e, never c? ? ques?on ?e gen?nenes8 o? the Sc?ptures; ?t them ? ?ks ?t e?t? ?mm the o? B?ides ?ese e? p?8 o? ?e gen?nene? o; ?e Sc?pm?, we hve co?? pr?(8 ?mm ?e ? e?dence8. We hve t? ?? o? ?e w?M?, ?e minute cir??d? deta? con?n? ?n �e ?ew Testment, ?e ob?o? coincidences ?tw?n i? ?eMnt ?, ?d ?e a?eemen? of many ?usions wi? custos that ?en prev?ed. It ? ?e, ?e ex?m? evidence may ??, but it is ?e t?ifion oF ?smH? evidence, and ?ere?o? ?t?ely ?erent ;tom or? or unw?tten t?on. In ?e?, we hve ? ab?t e?dence o? the gen?nene? o? Script?e ? we bye
- or ?y of ?e cl?sical author, whe?er Greci? or Rom?; ?d i? we
reject the ?ormer, we c?not rein ?e la?er. 3. With re? m the ?n?gy o? Sc?e, we ?e uk? b m?, ?w do we ?ow ?ey ?e ? ? M?t we not here m ?A?y ?d z?n? ? By no means. We bye ?e'am?est ?at we ?ve received, ?g ?m, ?e ncred ?. ?t we ?duce the follow?g p?;s. And fi?t wi? re? ? ?e Old T?ent. (1.) The Jews were di?ded ? T?mu?s and C?te8; ?uently, on account o( theb mutual je?ousie8, nei?er ?, i? .it were ?cUned, ?d ?te? ?e Sc?p?es ?t?ut de?cdon. (?.) Ag?n: ?e Jews and S??s ?ed each o?er ? ;?i- i? o? je?ousy ?d iU w?, w?ch ? proved a ?adon o? Sc?pmre; ?or the Sa?Mn Pen?teuch a?ee8 in ? ?inm ?th the Jewish. (3.) Besides, the Jews ? such a veneration ?or ?e sa? Sc? t?es ? ?e F not onl F co?d ? ?e ?cdo? ? w?ch ?e? were �?ded, but ?ey al? co?d over ?1 ?e b? ?d ? h e?h ?k, ?d ? ?ed on ?e ? wo? in each ?k, ?d set ? down ? ?e end o? ?e ?k. They consider? aU cop]? u usele? w?ch were not ?ect; and they would ?ner sac? ?e? Uve8 ? mu* dl?e ?e le?t ? o? the o?al ?. (4.) Mor?ver, were ?ey ? ?r ?y p?, we wo?d ? u?n ?ose ?s th? reco? their own rebe?on8 ?d idola- t?es, and ?e ?mit?es ?d sins of their le?e?. But ? ? never d?e, which ?e8 m show ?e ?eat ?eli? wi? w?ch ?e F pr?e? th? ?red ?. (5.) But we hve one unquestionable ? ?at ?e ? o? ? Old Tes?ent were prese?ed inco?pt M ?e d? oF ?e C?'? m; For ?gh o? ?o? repmv? ?e P?ees ;or m?g ?e ? ? � ? o; none eEect ?h their t??, he h? ?e ?d? 1
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