Chapter VII · Of Jesus Christ.
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Note 1 · Celsus says, in Origen, that Jesus Christ was a native of a little hamlet in Judea, and that his mother was a poor villager who only existedNote 2 · A beautiful dove overshadowed a virgin; there is nothing surprising in that. It happened frequently in Lydia, and the swan of Leda is the coNote 3 · In the book of Samuel, chap. vii, it is related that the Israelites being discontented with the sons of Samuel who judged them, demanded a KNote 4 · Jesus Christ was of the sect of the Pharisees, or the poor, who were opposed to the Sadducees, who formed the sect of the rich. ↑Note 5 · Jesus Christ, who was not unacquainted with the maxims and science of the Egyptians, among whom he dwelt several years, availed himself of tNote 6 · Human nature was at those times not fundamentally different from what it is now, and we need, therefore, not be surprised to hear that one oNote 7 · Qu’un beau Pigeon a tire d’aile Vienne abombrer une Pucelle, Rien n’est suprenant en cela; L’on en vit autant en Lydie. Et le beau Cygne de Note 8 · When a pretty dove under her wing Happens to conceal a Virgin, There is nothing surprising in that. The same thing is known in Lydia, For th