The gospel miracles stand out therefore, from
the uniform history of false religions, just as the
gospel morality stands out from the history of all
other ethical systems. They alone are worthy
of the Creator ; — and that alone is worthy of the
Supreme Lawgiver. Instead then of admitting
that stronger evidence is necessary to attest the
extraordinary facts recorded in the New Testa-
ment than is deemed sufficient in the common
path of history, we assert their intrinsic indepen-
dence of ej^temal proof: and we affirm, that no
sound and well informed mind could fail to at-
tribute them to the Divine Agent, even though all
historical evidence were absent. Nothing is so
reasonable as to believe that the miracles and



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