 | John Locke - 1820 - 142 pages
...to the testimony even of the sacred writers. St. Luke begins his gospel after this manner. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...declaration of those things, which are most surely believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and ministers... | |
 | William Chillingworth - 1820 - 602 pages
...undertake the very same thing which he says " many had taken in hand ?" 2. Whether this were not " to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed amongst" Christians ? 3. Whether the whole gospel of Christ, and every necessary doctrine of it, were not, surely... | |
 | James Clarke Franks - 1821 - 570 pages
...AND THE PLAN OF THE FOLLOWING LECTURES IN ILLUSTRATION OF IT. LECTURE II. LUKE I. 1—4. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers... | |
 | George Fox - 1821 - 420 pages
...persecuted the Word, and the Ministers of the Word.— By GF THEY that were ministers of the word, took in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things, which were most surely believed among them, which were eye-witnesses from the beginning, and having had a... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 554 pages
...concerns the New Testament, when St. Luke wrote his Gospel ; in his preface he tells us ; " that many had taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration...things, which are most surely believed amongst us Christians, and that he having perfect understanding of all things, (viz. which Christ did and taught)... | |
 | Tallcut Patching - 1822 - 472 pages
...defect of one another. Luke says, in the introduction of his book, " For inasmuch as many have taken it in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed aniong us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye- witnesses, and ministers... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1822 - 398 pages
...frequent. " Many," says St. Luke, (and in this he is supported by the testimony of subsequent writers,) " have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of these things." Now what has been the fate of all these performances ? Such as might have been anticipated.... | |
 | Johann David Michaelis - 1823 - 776 pages
...translations of Luke i. 1. with each other, and with our common version. COMMON VERSION. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand, to set forth in order...declaration of those things, which are most surely believed among us. DODDRIDGE'S VERSION. Whereas many have undertaken to compose the history of those facts,... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 408 pages
...were themselves among the consequences of that belief. This is expressly affirmed by Saint Luke, in his brief, but. as I think, very important and instructive,...those things which are most surely believed amongst ,s, even as they delivered them uiito us, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and ministers... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 426 pages
...among the consequences of that belief. This is expressly affirmed by Saint Luke, in his brief, but, R5L I think, very important and instructive, preface :...those things which are most surely believed amongst nv, even as they delivered them wnto its, which front the beginning were eye-witnesses, and ministers... | |
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It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus... 
