2. known by His works and word. To know Him, we must be

conformed to the truth. Our part to seek Him. One God,

one way of approaching Him. The belief that He is of infi-

nite goodness; this the only basis of true religion. When

sought as such, (i. e. as the highest object of love,) sure to be

3. found. If Christianity be true, we must pass through it. No

doubt can be raised on it, but as inconsistent with God's good-

ness, and that only on one point; in all others, the God of

Nature and Christianity are the same. That point Eternal

Misery in hell. An interesting question, Is it part of Christi-

anity? 1st view, Does it pervade the system? 2d view, Or

rest on insulated texts? This enquiry pursued through the

4. New Testament. The doctrine rests on two texts. Several

texts, "hard to be understood" whilst the "scriptures are

wrested," pointed out as intelligible on the removal of this doc-

trine. It next considered as practically useful, and shewn to

be greatly injurious, as preventing the knowledge of the true

God. The natural immortality of man not to be proved from

5. scripture; therefore assumed to maintain this doctrine. The

words on which it rests. Doctrine not to be established

thereon; Saint Matthew omits these words when relating

others used on the same occasion. Grammatical difficulty.

These and all others removed by employing as a paraphrase

our Saviour's own words on a similar occasion. Christianity

the one thing needful to bring man to the knowledge of God.

It vindicates on all points the Divine Goodness, and realizes

God's presence to all who seek Him,