The Works of Nathaniel Lardner (V.1) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1788 edition. Excerpt: ...Eusebius calls controverted, and fays, they were approved of by the moll, or many.' We may allow this to be in the general a just representation of the sentiments of Christians at that time concerning thole epistles. However, there are some other passages relating to them to be observed. In the second book of our author's Ecclesiastical History is a long chapter about the death of James, called the Just, and The argument above is eonfirmed by " joins it to the rofia, adding: whki an observation of Mr. Robert Turner, in " some reject as spurious, and other rr tiis Discourse of the pretended Apostolical " ceive asconfclsedsy sacred and canonical" Conflitufions, p. 71. ' It is plain, Euse-Is Eusebius was at a loss, in which of it? bius was at a loss, in what class to fix the classes exprcfly mentioned by him he ftooU " Apocalypse: so that when he annexes place the Revelation; it is likely, thai it it to ihc ouoWsuna, it is with an mav belong to what I call the second class, ' Aud he docs the fame, when he which he has not exprcfly mentioned. i the brother of our Lord. Eusebius having exhibited two accounts of this person's death, one taken from the fifth book of the Memoirs of Hegefippus, the other from the Antiquities of Josephus, concludes the chapter with these words: Thus' ' far concerning this James, who is said to be author of the ' first: of the seven epistles called catholic. But it ought to be ' observed, that it is spurious: forasmuch as there are not ' manv of the ancients, who have made mention of it; as neither of that called Jude's, which likewise is one of the ' epistles called catholic. However, we know that these also ' are commonly used or publicly read, ...