CH 1, ¶1

In the first paragraph of chapter 1, Paley puts forth that in order to support the statement that there is evidence of the sufferings and actions of the original witnesses of Christianity, two things need to be made clear: (1) that the actions of Christianity's founder (Christ) and his contemporary followers, were in accordance with what Christianity required. (2) That the historical facts in the Scriptures are the same historical facts that they gave testimony and their belief depended on as fact. (Badley)