that through this man, Christ Jesus, is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins, and by him, all that believe, are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified, by the law of Moses. Again, writing to Timothy, he says, It is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. And again; writing to the Romans, we find him using this language. Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ; by whom also we have received the atonement. And again; There is, therefore, now, no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk, not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. And all this beautifully harmonizing with the words of the Lord Jesus Christ himself-God so loved the world, that he gave only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. How delightful are these declarations! what light do they give to the inquiring sinner! what sweet relief to the burdened soul! ·

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3. If the Bible be not divinely inspired, here is another marvellous thing, that it furnishes a perfect code of moral precepts. In this, it is perfectly unique, and stands alone in its glory! for I am bold to say, that there is no other volume upon the face of the earth which furnishes such a code of precepts. Those acquainted

with the writings of heathen sages and moralists, know full well, that their ideas on the subject of moral obligation, are remarkably crude; some sanctioning suicide, and some infanticide; and, even the enlightened and comparatively virtuous Cicero, says, "It is lawful to fight for glory." And what is this, but sanctioning ambition? Ambition! the direct tendency of which is to drench the earth in blood, and fill the world with widows and orphans! The Bible, thank God, teaches a purer and better morality than this! furnishes a perfect code of

We said that it moral precepts. We do not declaim, we give proof, absolute demonstration. Our Saviour sums up all the precepts of the sacred volume, in two great commandments. First, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and soul, and mind, and strength; and Secondly, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Now, these two commandments embrace every duty that can be required of man. Take the first. We are to love the Lord our God supremely; see how this embraces every duty which we owe to our Maker. For example, am I required to submit to God? How easy, and how natural it is to submit to one whom we supremely love! Am I required to repent of my sins? It is love which breaks the heart; which melts it down in tender relentings for sin! Am I required to choose God as the portion of my

soul? If I love him supremely, I have done it already. Am I required to obey all his commandments? And who does not know that,

""Tis love which makes our cheerful feet,

In swift obedience move."

Take the second great commandment, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Only let this precept be acted upon, in all the length and breadth of its requirement; and, verily there would be no occasion for bolts, nor bars, nor jails, nor penitentiaries, nor any thing of the kind. Love, says the apostle, worketh no ill to his neighbour, therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Yes, only let the great law of love be acted upon, in all the length and breadth of its requirements, and man would become an angel, and earth a paradise! To crown the whole, strange as it may seem, all duties both toward God and man, are, in the Bible, embraced in a single word! and that, how simple! how well understood, by the learned and the unlearned-by the civilized, by the barbarian; by male and female; by the child of three years of age, and the man of threescore and ten!—love! for love says the apostle, is the fulfilling of the law. Is not this a stamp divine? Are not these credentials clear? Yet, the infidel rejects the Bible! Let him write a better book, if he can! And this reminds me of the case of Lord Lyttleton, who, belonging

to a club of infidels, was pitched upon to burn the Bible. Taking the volume in his hand, he approached the hearth, but upon second thought, returned and replaced the book upon the stand. When asked why he did not throw it into the fire? he made this very sensible remark, "We will not burn this book until we can get a better." Verily, "their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges." Again:

4. If the Bible be not divinely inspired, is it not very strange and unaccountable that so many miracles were wrought in illustration of its truths?-Miracles wrought in open day; in the presence of enemies; and subjected to the severest scrutiny. Now, either these miracles were wrought, or they were not: if wrought, the case is settled; for they are the clearest credentials of the divine mission of those who wrought them. If not wrought, how comes it to pass, that we have such a particular and detailed account of them? How comes it to pass, that they were attested by so many eye-witnesses, many of whom suffered martyrdom, in attestation of the facts which they affirmed? Moreover, how comes it to pass, that these miracles had so powerful an influence in the spreading of doctrines, so directly opposed to long established systems and the passions of men? And, let it not be forgotten, that, in commemoration of some of these miracles, we

have monuments and memorials, brought down even to the present time: the Sabbath, for example, changed from the seventh to the first day of the week, to commemorate the resurrection of Christ from the dead. As the annual celebration of our national independence, is a memorial and proof of the fact which it commemorates, even so the present observance of the Christian Sabbath is a standing monument of that stupendous miracle, the resurrection of Christ, which it commemorates. And yet the infidel wants proof!-Once more:

5. If the blessed volume before me be not divinely inspired, how shall we account for the fact that it contains some five or six hundred prophecies which have been most literally and remarkably fulfilled? and which, I presume, no one who has a regard for his reputation, as a scholar, will dare to deny! Here, a wide field is presented to our view-we have not time to expose it very extensively-let me present only a few prophecies, as a specimen of the rest. Some three thousand years ago, it was predicted that the Jews should be a peculiar people. Have they not been a peculiar people, for many ages past? Are they not a peculiar people, at the present time? It was predicted that they should be scattered over the face of the earth? And where is the kingdom, under heaven, where some of this peculiar people are not found? It was predicted that they should