Chapter VII: Conclusion

An eloquent sentence analysed--Henry Rogers--John Stuart Mill--
Priestley--Paul's admonition to Timothy--The death of apostles
not recorded in writings alleged to have been written long after their
decease--Verdict pronounced before the case is complete--Authority of
Church Councils--The religion of the Bible a spiritual matter,
requiring spiritual discernment--Summary--Peroration 183

_INTRODUCTION_.

"_There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy._"

Shakespeare.

"_When we consider further that a gift, extremely precious, came to us, which, though facilitated, was not necessitated, by what had gone before, but was due, as far as appearances go, to the peculiar mental and moral endowments of one man, and that man openly proclaimed that it did not come from himself, but from God through him, then we are entitled to say there is nothing so inherently or absolutely incredible in this supposition as to preclude any one from hoping that it may perhaps be true._"

John Stuart Mill.