The practical conclusion which this investigation suggests cannot be better expressed than in the words of the same divine Teacher: “He that believeth, believeth not on me, but on Him that sent me; and he that seeth me seeth Him that sent me. I am come, a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him; the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.”
THE END.
Footnotes
[1.] My quotations throughout this work are taken from the first edition. The passage here quoted is somewhat altered in the third edition, but not so as to affect the general meaning. [2.] The word which is here translated in the A. V. “miracles” is in the original σημεῖα. [3.] J. S. Mill, in his recently published essays, considers this the most formidable objection against theism. [4.] See for example, Matt. v. 39-42, Luke vi. 20, 21, 24-26, and various others of a similar description. [5.] “The Jesus of the Evangelists.” [6.] Mr. Mill, in his recently published Essay on Theism, has strongly expressed his belief that these discourses are the veritable utterances of Jesus.