 | Beilby Porteus - Apologetics - 1808 - 162 pages
...Luke expressly says this in the beginning of his gospel, which opens with these words : " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...those things which are most surely believed amongst us ; evenas they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye witnesses' and ministers of... | |
 | John Watkins - 1809 - 454 pages
...illustration of the work. LIFE OF OUR SAVIOUR. CHAPTER I. Conception of St. John and Christ. 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 eye-witnesses, and ministers... | |
 | William Newcome - Bible - 1809 - 512 pages
...THIRTY YEARS AND SIX MONTHS. MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. . JOHN. §l.St. Luke's Preface. CHAP. I. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and ministers... | |
 | James Macknight - Bible - 1809 - 544 pages
...an account of them that might be depended upon, both with respect to matter and order. 1 For as much as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...declaration of those things -which are most surely believed among us. The things most surely believed among Christians, which many had taken in hand to narrate... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1810 - 436 pages
...but were themselves among the consequences of that belief. This is expressly affirmed by St. Luke in his brief, but, as I think, very important and instructive...believed amongst us, even as they delivered them unto M*, iuhic/i, from the beginning, were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word; it seemed good to me... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 388 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 ns, even as they delivered them unto us, wMch, from the beginning? were eye-witnesses and ministers... | |
 | William Bengo Collyer - Bible - 1813 - 448 pages
...once for all introduced himself, he disappears, and the historian is lost in the narrative? "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 eye witnesses, and ministers... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1814 - 632 pages
...must refer to that subject, and in this we are borne out by the historian Luke, (chap. 1) " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those .things which are surely believed among us, even as they •delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye... | |
 | 1814 - 570 pages
...and of Christ. 57 The nativity and eireumeision of John. 67 The -propheey of Zaeharias. I FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a deelaration of those things whieh are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them... | |
 | Nathaniel Lardner - Dissenters, Religious - 1815 - 644 pages
...published, or, but lately; every word of his introduction shews this: let us observe it. " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us It seemed good unto me also, having had perfect understanding of all things, from the very... | |
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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... 
