The History of the Jews - From the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Present Time #271552

But the Jews appear in a far more interesting and important ligh'tflheflq gon81dered as a standing monument of: the truth of the Christian religion; as the ancient church of God to whom were committed the sacred oracles; as a people selected from all nations'to make known and preserve the knowledge of the true God. To them the Gospel was first preached, and from them the first Chris tian church in Jerusalem was collected. To them we are~indebted for the scriptures «of the New, as well as of the Old Testament To' them were given the spirit of prophecy, and power of working miracles. From them were derived an illustriotxs train of prophets and apostles. To use the language of an inspired writer, To them pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, the service of God, and the promises; and of them.