Chapter XLIX: Section I: Mr. Leslie's criteria applied to the miracles

recorded in the Scriptures. Applied to those of Moses; they
all meet in his miracles. Applied to those of Jesus Christ
and his apostles. Their number, their variety, and the
public manner in which they were performed, attest their
veracity. Miracles of Christ contrasted with those of impostors.
The pretended miracles wrought by Vespasian.
The pretended miracles of the Roman Catholics. Many of
them have been proved to be impostors. The object of
the miracles of Jesus attests their veracity. The great
miracle which lies at the foundation of Christianity, the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. The miracle examined.
Testimony of the evangelists, that Jesus during his life predicted
his death and resurrection. The prediction well
known to the Jewish rulers. The rulers took every necessary
precaution to put his pretensions to the test. The
crucifixion and death of Christ well attested. Precautions
that the body should not be removed until life was extinct.
The precautions of the rulers to prevent the body being
stolen out of the sepulchre. The whole question at issue
between Jesus and the Jewish rulers, suspended on the naked
fact, whether He did or did not rise again on the third
day. The Jewish rulers make their preparation on the
Sabbath to produce the body on the third day. On the
third day the body is missing. Different ways of accounting
for the fact. The disciples alleged that Jesus had
risen from the dead. Their testimony examined. The
Jewish rulers asserted that the disciples stole the body.
The allegation examined. Its falsehood demonstrated.
Subsequent conduct of the Sanhedrin confirms the testimony
of the apostles and evangelists. The adoption of the Jewish
mode of accounting for the fact accompanied with many
difficulties. An acknowledgment of the resurrection of
Jesus involves an acknowledgment of His divine mission.
Mr. Olmsted's objection on the ground that Jesus did not
show Himself publicly and ascend to heaven in the presence
of the whole nation. Its fallacious nature. The testimony
we have of the resurrection of Jesus Christ much more
satisfactory and convincing than that required by Mr.
Olmsted. Insuperable difficulties attending the denial of
the resurrection of Jesus Christ 279