 | Anglican Communion - 1836 - 526 pages
...St. Luke tells us, at the commencement of his Gospel, the motives which induced him to write 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, even as they delivered them unto us which... | |
 | 1836 - 900 pages
...chosen, and delivered to the churches, we may perceive even from Luke's preface, which is thus : ' Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration.' Luke i. 1. His expression of their ' taking in hand' contains a tacit accusation of those who, without... | |
 | Downside sch - 1836 - 508 pages
...preached.—St. Luke tells us, at the commencement of his Gospel, the motives which induced him to write 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, even as they delivered them unto us which... | |
 | Bible - 1838 - 900 pages
...nativity and circumcision of John. 67 The prophecy of Zacharias, both of Christ, 76 and of John. ORA Smuch e LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart those 3 are most sure/i ly believed ' among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the... | |
 | Christian, Thomas Jackson - 1837 - 318 pages
...transactions which they record. St. 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 declaration of those things which are most surely believed amongst us : even as they delivered them unto us, which... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1837 - 460 pages
...anxious for something of a regular account of the principal events from which their faith was derived. " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order, a declaration of those things which are most certainly believed among us .... it seemed good to me also to write... | |
 | Theology - 1837 - 734 pages
...Presbyter. That there were many who wrote gospels, Luke the Evangelist himself testifies, saying, '' Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those thint^ which have been fulfilled among us." And those remains which continue in existence... | |
 | Stephen N. Haskell - Literary Collections - 1993 - 452 pages
...Heh. а : 17, s8. There is one lawgiver, who is ahle to save and to destroy. Jae. 4 : 'a. Forasmoch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely helieved among us, Even as they delivered them onto us, which... | |
 | E. W. Sprague - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1996 - 404 pages
...The Gospel of St. Luke rests entirely on his memory and on hearsay. Luke, Chap. I., Verse 1, says : "Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us." Hearsay Evidence. Verse 2 : "Even as they... | |
 | Jaroslav Pelikan - Religion - 1996 - 308 pages
...in other accounts. Luke's Gospel opened with words that some church fathers took as an explanation: "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... | |
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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 of the word... 
