PAGE Abila, inscription at, 268 Abraham, trust in God, 205, 210 —— promises to, 374 Account of creation, 117 Acts of Apostles, 287 —— accuracy, 288 —— authorship, 294 —— medical language, 296 —— date, 297 —— and Christ's Divinity, 407 —— of Pilate, 365 Adam and Eve, 132 Additions to Pentateuch, 159 Agreements, undesigned, 168 —— in Gospels, 315 Agrippa, called King, 289 Amalek, threat against, 164 Ambition, the great, 451 Amos, 160 Analogies and illustrations: —— watch showing design, 12 —— mass of machinery, 22 —— house and tenant, 31 —— ship in distress, 36 —— king and child, 67 —— bird in egg, 89 —— telegraph clerk, 91 —— Mont Cenis tunnel, 102 —— telephone, 105 —— clock and magnet, 107 —— artist and pictures, 126 —— diseases of Normandy, 148 —— similar letters, 227 —— man's nature, 232 —— parents and children, 234 —— paying a debt, 242 —— regiments crossing, 245 —— whirlpool, 248 —— Indian Mutiny, 299 —— ingenious robbery, 399 —— founding a religion, 416 —— going for a holiday, 439 —— prayer to a father, 441 —— trees and storm, 447 —— key fitting lock, 450 —— planting a flower, 466 —— quicksands, 474 —— doctor and fever, 474 —— scarlet fever, 482 —— long frontier line, 484 Angels, their existence, 202 —— their influence, 203 —— at tomb, 310, 345 —— seen by the women, 310 —— and by soldiers, 311 —— not fellow-creators, 394 —— seeing and hearing, 202 —— are Christ's angels, 402 —— casting out evil, 351 Animals, their creation, 131 —— difference from man, 51 —— cannot know man, 227 —— not immortal, 91 —— their sufferings, 69 Antioch, inscription at, 267 Antiquity of man, 132 Apocryphal Gospels, 354 Apollos of Alexandria, 418 Apostasy, under trial, 475 Apostolic Fathers, 260 Aramaic words of Christ, 354 Archæology and O. Test, 172 Arianism, 475 Aristides, 259, 364 Aristion, 258, 305 Ark, 147 Arm of the Lord, 377 Artist and pictures, 126 Ascension, the, 314 —— and early converts, 344 Ashdod, taken by Sargon, 176 Assyria, prophecies as to, 187 —— army destroyed, 184 Athanasian Creed, warnings, 473 —— implies persecution, 475 —— dogmatism, 479 Atonement, doctrine of, 240 —— prophecies as to, 379 —— and human nature, 447 —— and other religions, 454 Baal and Jehovah, 183 Baalbec, inscription at, 268 Babylonia, prophecies, 187 —— messengers from, 197 Baker, the chief, 140 Baptismal formula, 461 —— witness of St. Paul, 461 —— of Teaching, 262, 461 Baptist (see John), 279 Barnabas, epistle of, 261 Bashan, bulls of, 385 Battering-rams, 192 Beauterne as to Napoleon, 251 Bees, cells of, 52 —— not due to heredity, 53 Belief, importance of true, 473 —— virtue not necessity, 487 Belshazzar, 174 Beneficence in nature, 59 —— and righteousness, 80 —— in Jewish Religion, 214 —— and in Christian, 242 Bernice, 290 Berosus, as to Nabonidus, 174 —— as to Sennacherib, 185 Bethany, 283 Bethel, altar at, 196 Bethesda, pool at, 277 Bethlehem, Birth at, 391 'Beyond Jordan', 156 Bible, mistakes in O. Test., 170 —— in N. Test., 268 —— inspiration, 437 Bible and Nat. Religion, 200 Blasphemy against Spirit, 460 —— Christ charged with, 412 Blood and water, 343, 385 Book of the Law, 162 Books buried in temples, 163 Bread, miracle as to, 108 Bricks with straw, 144 Brotherhood of man, 48 Butler, 431 By-product, pain is a, 60 Cæsar, no early MSS., 253 Cæsarea, Philip at, 295 Calmness of Evangelists, 317 Canaan, its peculiarities, 148 Canaanites destroyed, 209 —— but done gradually, 163 Cannibalism at Jerusalem, 192 Capernaum, centurion at, 360 Cats and mice, 70 Cause, must be free, 33 Cells of bees, 52 —— built by workers, 53 Celsus, Christ's miracles, 367 Cenis, tunnel in Mont, 102 Census of Israelites, 171 —— at Christ's birth, 266 Centurion at Capernaum, 360 Certainty not necessity, 27 Chabas, 143 Chance, really impossible, 21 Change of place in Acts I, 310 Changelessness, moral, 111 Character of God, 58 —— of man, 39 —— its permanence, 88 Chiefman of Malta, 290, 361 Child of God, man is a, 236 Child's belief, 478 —— temptations, 87 Chorazin, its significance, 350 Christ, His character, 396 —— teaching, 397 —— sinlessness, 400 —— in Old Test, 380, 388 —— always pleasing God, 401 —— claims, 401 —— sufferings unmerited, 241 —— His temptations, 447 —— foretold Resurrection, 317 —— beginning of creation, 409 —— seeing Him seeing God, 404 —— influence in world, 434 —— prophecies as to, 374 —— the perfect Example, 236 —— the Jewish Messiah, 375 —— the Paschal Lamb, 380 —— the One Mediator, 454 —— the only Saviour, 476 —— (see Divinity), 403, 459 Christiana, sand storm, 146 Christianity, meaning of, 3, 221 —— its leading doctrines, 222 —— its improbability, 249, 488 —— preparation for, 422 —— based on miracles, 435 —— and the Resurrection, 302 —— its early triumphs, 416 —— its later history, 425 —— effect on world, 426 —— future prospects, 430 —— its indestructibility, 432 —— and prayer, 437 —— and human nature, 445 —— and other religions, 452 —— its evidences, 483 —— unspeakable grandeur, 485 —— no half measures, 488 Classical writers, miracles, 368 —— no early MSS., 253 Clement of Rome, Gospels, 261 Cleopas, 276 Clock and magnet, 107 Closed questions, 481 Coincidences, superhuman, 100 Communion, Holy, 386, 402 Conscience, man has a, 50 —— the Voice of God, 50 Conservation of energy, 46 Constantine's vision, 335 Conversion, St. Paul's, 306 —— effect on companions, 339 —— Christ unrecognised, 340 Converts, early, 418 Crabs, and sense of pain, 70 Creation, 4 —— account of, in Genesis, 117 —— days of, 119 —— on three occasions, 123, 136 —— and evolution, 24 Creator, meaning of term, 8 Credentials, of messenger, 98 Credible, meaning of, 99 Creeping things, 131 Crispus of Corinth, 418 Crucifixion, Psalm of the, 384 —— no Jewish punishment, 388 Cyprus, proconsul at, 288 Cyrenius (see Quirinius), 266 Damnatory clauses, 473 Dana on Genesis I, 136 Daniel, Book of, 174 Darkness over land, 368 Darwin, 71 David, his character, 208 —— not subject of Ps. 22, 388 Days of creation, 119 Dead body of Christ, 337 —— offerings for, 147 Death, 448 Decalogue, its excellence, 211 —— preserved in temple, 215 Definitions, credible, 99 —— design, 10 —— dogmatism, 479 —— evolution, 20 —— free force, 4 —— instinct, 52 —— law of nature, 19 —— material universe, 4 —— miracles, 101 —— natural force, 20 —— omnipotence, 32 —— omniscience, 32 —— origin, 4 —— personal being, 30 —— revelation, 82 —— supernatural force, 9 Degradation of energy, 7 Delphi, inscription at, 289 Demoniacal possession, 351 Desert, of Shur, 143 —— laws suitable for, 149 —— journeys in, 165 —— wind, 145 Design, meaning of, 10 —— evidence in a watch, 12 —— in an eye, 14 —— throughout nature, 18 —— beneficent, 59 —— need not be desire, 74 —— man can, 47 —— animals cannot, 52 —— and instinct, 52 Destruction of Canaanites, 209 —— done gradually, 163 —— of wicked, 471 Determinism, 43 Deuteronomy, finding of, 162 Dial, shadow on, 196 Diana of Ephesus, 292 Diatessaron of Tatian, 257 Diet in Egypt, 147 Difficulties not explained —— as to Adam and Eve, 132 —— number of Israelites, 171 —— swine at Gadara, 352 —— vows in Ps. 22, 386 —— virginity, 399 —— endless misery, 470 —— known and unknown, 494 Dionysius the Areopagite, 418 Discoveries, modern, 172 Discrepancies in Gospels, 268 —— in Fourth Gospel, 282 —— as to Resurrection, 309 —— essential agreement, 315 Diseases of Egypt, 148, 193 Dishonesty in E, J, P, and D, 158 Dispersion of Jews, 189, 217 Divinity of Christ, 403, 459 —— witness of Synoptists, 407 —— of St. John, 407 —— of Acts, 407 —— of Revelation, 408 —— of St. Paul's Epistles, 409 —— of Hebrews, 410 —— of Aristides, 365 —— of Christ's foes, 411 —— of Pliny, 418 —— of Jewish prophecies, 390 —— of Holy Spirit, 459 Dogmatism, objection to, 479 Dogs, term for Gentiles, 385 Doors of the sea, 126 Doubts of Resurrection, 334 Dreams, 92 —— of Pharaoh, 140 Driver, 157, 159 Dry land, appearance of, 127 Dualism in old religions, 119 —— unknown to Jews, 213 —— and endless misery, 466 Eagle, Roman ensign, 191 Earth likened to machine, 22 Earthquakes, 74 Edersheim and Isaiah, 53, 381 —— and Psalm 22, 387 Edomite kings, list of, 159 Effect, the world is an, 37 Egypt, prophecies as to, 188 —— magicians of, 182 —— diseases of, 148, 193 —— gods of, 146 —— religion of, 454 —— and the Pentateuch, 138 —— return of Jews to, 194 —— periodical census, 267 Elephantine, temple at, 162 Eleven, the, ancient term, 322 Elijah's sacrifice, 100, 183 Elisha, trivial miracles of, 181 Elohim, plural word, 393 Embalming Christ's body, 334 Emperor called lord, 289 Encyclopædia Britannica, 15, 53 End of the world, 437 Endless happiness, 470 —— misery, 464 Enemies, doing good to, 211 Energy, degradation of, 7 —— conservation of, 46 Ephesus, riot at, 292 —— St. Paul's discussions, 418 —— farewell to friends, 299 Epistles of St. Paul, four admittedly genuine, 282 —— accuracy of Acts, 293 —— the Resurrection, 303 —— St. Paul's sufferings, 328 —— Christian miracles, 363 —— Divinity of Christ, 410 —— doctrine of Trinity, 462 —— spread of Christianity, 418 Erastus of Corinth, 418 Erech, inscription at, 174 Erect position, man's, 65 Eternal punishment, 464 Eternity, 450 Ether, 226, 246 Euclid, 40 Eusebius, as to Papias, 259 —— Quadratus, 364 —— Jews going to Pella, 275 Evangelists educated, 275 —— had known Christ, 302 Everlasting Father and Son, 225 —— in Isaiah, 391 Everyone's work no one's, 348 Evidences, Christian, 483 Evil, existence of, 69 —— physical, 69, 72 —— moral, 75 —— Jewish idea of, 213 —— men, 77 —— spirits, 351 Evolution, meaning of, 20 —— requires a Cause, 7 —— requires a Designer, 23 —— requires a motive, 84 —— implies involution, 23 —— and mind, 65 —— and immortality, 85 —— a form of creation, 24 —— leads up to man, 65 —— and the Incarnation, 239 —— in revelation, 93, 206 —— in prophecies, 375 —— in account of Creation, 122 Experience and miracles, 103 Eye, its marks of design, 14 —— shows beneficence, 59 Ezekiel, prophecy of Egypt, 188 Faith, faculty of, 485 —— and miracles, 358 Falsehood Theory, the, 326 —— not now adopted, 329 Famines in Egypt, 141 —— at Jerusalem, 192 Farewell, Christ's double, 309 Feeding the 5,000 credible, 108 —— in triple tradition, 269 —— undesigned coincidence, 284 —— public miracle, 361 —— rationalistic view, 370 Feet pierced, 343 Felix and Festus, 289 'Fellow,' meaning of, 392 Fellowship and personality, 229 Fig-tree, the barren, 354 Final state of wicked, 463 Firmament, or expanse, 125 Firstborn from dead, 245 —— of Creation, 409 —— death of the, 146 First Cause single, 8 —— supernatural, 9 —— needed no cause, 8 First Witnesses, the, 325 Fishes and birds, 130 Five hundred, appearance, 307 —— explains Gospels, 321 Flesh and blood, 304 Flood, parallel passages, 159 Forces and causes, 33 Foreknowledge, free will, 26 —— and omniscience, 32 —— and prophecies, 99 —— and prayer, 439 —— and endless misery, 468 —— differs from foresight, 11 —— from foreordaining, 78 —— in man, foreguessing, 26 Forgiveness of sins, 242 Fourth Gospel, authorship, 277 —— and other three, 280 —— and Revelation, 285 Free force, meaning of a, 4 Free will, foreknowledge, 26 —— of man, 43 —— of animals, 52 —— of angels, 203 —— source of all force, 46 —— its introduction, 123 —— makes evil possible, 76 —— difficulties as to, 466 —— in religious belief, 487 Fruit-trees making fruit, 122 Fulfilled among us, 276 Future life (see Immortality and Resurrection). Gabriel, man and angel, 311 Gadara, miracle at, 269, 352 Galilee, appearance in, 307 Gallio, proconsul, 289 Generations, meaning, 122 Genesis, the Creation in, 117 —— refers to Egypt, 138 —— partly written there, 142 Gentiles, conversion, 380, 388, 393 —— called dogs, 385 Geography of Palestine, 173 Gibbon and Christianity, 420 Gifts brought to the altar, 272 God, meaning of term, 30 —— argument from causation, 4 —— from design, 10 —— moral argument, 58 —— three combined, 81, 229 —— no physical proof, 31 —— a Personal Being, 30 —— who loves man, 234 —— Power, 32, 213, 228, 440, 465 —— Wisdom 32, 213, 228, 441 —— Goodness, 79, 214, 228, 242, 441 —— bearing on miracles, 112 —— and on the Trinity, 229 —— emphasized by Christianity, 235 —— three attributes combined, 80, 112, 199, 235, 488 —— Justice, 204, 466 —— and Mercy, 468 —— bearing on Atonement, 241 —— Love, 229 —— bearing on Trinity, 229 —— Greatness, 61 —— Omnipresence, 33, 213 —— Unknowable, 33, 214, 226 —— bearing on revelation, 94 —— Unchangeable, 110, 214 —— bearing on miracles, 110 —— and the Incarnation, 231 —— Omnipotent, 32 —— Eternal, 213 —— Creator of Universe, 8 —— and its Preserver, 33 —— Jewish idea of, 204 —— faith in, 486 —— (see Immanence) —— (see Trinity) Goodness, God's, 80, 214, 228 —— not below man's, 80, 235 —— man's, 48 —— depends on free will, 76 —— its infinite value, 76 Gospels, the Four, 252 —— external testimony, 252 —— internal evidence, 265 —— evidence of Acts, 287 —— probable date, 300 —— (see Synoptics, Fourth) Governor, title of, 289 Grape-juice in Egypt, 140 Grave-clothes at tomb, 345 —— by themselves, 318 Gravity, force, universal, 8 —— known by effects, 35 —— an assumption, 46 Great ambition, 451 —— alternative, 413 —— surprise, 449 Greek philosophy, 423 Green grass, mentioned, 284 Guard at the tomb, 337 Harnack, unity of Acts, 295 —— date of Gospels, 300 —— as to Town Clerk, 292 Healing, gifts of, 370 Hebrews, Christ's Divinity, 410 —— land of the, 156 Hengstenberg, 387 Herod, Agrippa, death of, 288 Herod, called king, 289 Hezekiah, his sickness, 196 —— not subject of Ps. 22, 388 Hittites, 174 Holy Communion, 386, 402 Holy Spirit, the, 230 —— Divinity of, 459 Horses, time of Joseph, 141 Horus myth, and Christ, 454 Human sacrifices in O.T., 210 —— and Atonement, 240 Hume on experience, 104 Hurtful organs in nature, 59 Huxley on the Creeds, 249 Iconium, 291 Ignatius, 261 —— knowing, believing, 263 Illusions, not simultaneous, 335 Illyricum, 293 Image and likeness, 134 Immanence, God's, 109 —— and Evolution, 23 —— and secondary forces, 33 —— and miracles, 109 —— and the Incarnation, 239 —— and prayer, 440 Immortality, man's, 83 —— from unique position, 84 —— unjust treatment, 87 —— vast capabilities, 88 —— inherent belief, 90 —— counter-arguments, 91 —— and human nature, 448 —— in Egyptian religion, 455 Incarnation, doctrine of, 230 —— its difficulties, 231 —— its motive, 233 —— historical position, 238 —— and evolution, 239 —— and human nature, 447 —— and other religions, 452 Indian Mutiny, 299 Infinitely little, 64 Inhabitants, other planets, 67 Inherent convictions, man's, 39 —— as to mind, 41 —— free will, 44 —— responsibility, 47 —— sin, 48 —— immortality, 90 —— prayer, 438 Inscriptions at Erech, 174 —— Mugheir, 174 —— Khorsabad, 176 —— Tivoli, 266 —— Antioch, 267 —— Baalbec, 268 —— Abila, 268 —— Soli, Cyprus, 289 —— Delphi, 289 —— Malta, 290 —— Thessalonica, 290 —— Lystra, 291 —— Ephesus, 292 Insignificance of man, 60 —— counter-arguments, 61 —— real importance, 64 Instincts of animals, 52 Invertebrates, in Genesis, 131 Involution and evolution, 23 Irenæus and Gospels, 254 —— Polycarp, 254 —— Papias, 258 —— date of Revelation, 285 —— value of prophecy, 367 Isaac, sacrifice of, 210 Isaiah, mentions Sargon, 176 —— test of a prophet, 199 —— prophecy of Babylon, 187 —— of Jerusalem, 196 —— of the Messiah, 377 —— of His Divinity, 391 —— implies the Trinity, 394 Israel, God's selection of, 204 —— going through cities of, 273 Israelites, great number, 171 Jacob's character, 208 Jairus' daughter, 353, 358, 360 James, St., Christ's brother, 272 —— unbeliever, 325 Japan, becoming Christian, 430 Jehovah adored by millions, 218 —— identified with Christ, 407 —— and with Holy Spirit, 460 Jehu not son of Omri, 176 Jephthah's daughter, 210 Jericho, discoveries at, 173 Jeroboam's rebellion, 195 Jerusalem, first destruction foretold, 196 —— accuracy of date, 177 —— and second, 191, 274 —— later than Gospels, 275 —— later than Acts, 299 —— hint to leave, 274 Jewish Prophecies, Egypt, 188 —— Assyria, 187 —— Babylonia, 187 —— dispersion of Jews, 189 —— the Messiah, 374 Jewish Religion, its origin, 137 —— its partiality, 204 —— its miracles, 177 —— its prophecies, 186 —— influence in world, 217 —— and Natural Religion, 216 Jews, dispersion of, 189 —— a peculiar people, 217 —— all from one man, 216 —— use of term, 280 John, St., his call, 278 —— author of Gospel, 279 —— the Baptist, 279 —— and Christ's miracles, 350 Jordan, beyond, 156 Joseph in Egypt, 139 Josephus, witness to Acts, 289 —— as to Sennacherib, 185 —— as to crucifixion, 342 —— siege of Jerusalem, 191 —— date of the taxing, 266 Josiah and Deuteronomy, 162 Journeys in Desert, 165 Jubilee, year of, 150 Judges and Pentateuch, 160 Justice, God's, 204, 466 Justin, witness to Gospels, 255 —— Book of Revelation, 285 —— guard at tomb, 337 —— Christ's miracles, 365 —— prefers prophecy, 365 —— the Name, persecuted, 434 —— Acts of Pilate, 365 King of the Jews, 392 Kings did not use plural, 393 Korah, rebellion of, 169 Koran, Christ's miracles, 424 —— authorises force, 428 Krishna myth, and Christ, 452 Lamb of God, 286 —— Paschal, 380 Land animals, 131 Laws, of nature, 19 —— in Pentateuch, 149 Laymen offering sacrifice, 162 Lazarus, raising of, 370 —— only in one Gospel, 283 —— well-known man, 360 —— case of resuscitation, 245 Lecky, on Christ's teaching, 398 Legend Theory, the, 329 —— disproved by Gospels, 329 —— and St. Paul's Epistles, 330 Legislation, Jewish, 149 Levi ben Gershon, 180 Levites, 150, 162 Life, origin of, in Genesis, 128 —— science and, 122 —— forms three groups, 55 Light before the sun, 129 Logos in Revelation, 286 —— among Greeks, 423 Lord, and God, 407 —— title or emperor, 289 Lord's Day, 303 —— Servant, the, 376 Lost Gospel, 262 Love, of God, 229 —— must be free, 235 —— motive of Religion, 451 Luke, St., a doctor, 296 —— wrote Gospel, 275 —— wrote Acts, 294 —— perhaps at Emmaus, 276 —— witnessed miracles, 362 Lycaonia, the cities of, 291 Lysanias, 268 Lystra, inscriptions at, 291 Magicians of Egypt, 182 Magnet and clock, 107 Mohammedanism, 213 —— unlike Christianity, 424 —— and Christ's miracles, 424 —— authorises force, 428 Malchus, 360 Malta, title 'chiefman', 290 Man, mental attributes, 39 —— moral attributes, 41 —— memory, 41 —— free will, 43 —— responsibility, 47 —— moral sense, 48 —— conscience, 50 —— personal being, 47 —— moral being, 49 —— bearing on Christianity, 239 —— his Unique position, 45, 65 —— due to mind, and spirit, 66 —— greater than stars, 66 —— bearing on revelation, 94 —— each man unique, 62, 133 —— and irreplaceable, 63 —— character, permanent, 88 —— tripartite nature, 55 —— end of creation, 65, 84 —— also its first thought, 66 —— his probation, 85 —— scandal of universe, 244 —— seems insignificant, 60 —— real importance, 64 —— bearing on Incarnation, 239 —— immortality of spirit, 83 —— resurrection of body, 247 —— creation in Genesis, 132 —— not created good, 86, 133 —— antiquity, 132 —— differs from animals, 51 —— his erect position, 65 —— resembles God, 56, 133, 234 —— child of God, 236 —— bearing on Incarnation, 232 —— his ignorance, 6, 17, 34 —— bearing on miracles, 108 —— and on Christianity, 249 Manaen, 418 Marcion, Luke's Gospel, 257 Mardukshazzar, 175 Mark, St., wrote Gospel, 275 —— interpreter of Peter, 259 —— earliest of Four, 269 —— at Gethsemane, 275 —— witness to miracles, 355 —— their sitting at meat, 320 Martha, 283 Mary Magd. first witness, 316 —— not expecting it, 334 Material universe, meaning, 4 Materialism, 40 Materials, same everywhere, 68 Matter, perhaps eternal, 6 —— certainly a mystery, 34 —— indestructible, 83 —— not solid, 245 Matthew, St., wrote Gospel, 275 Mediator, Christ the, 454 Medical language in Acts, 296 Memory, and materialism, 41 —— in heaven, 470 Menephthah, 143 Mercy, God's, 468 Mesmerism, 351 Messiah, Jewish, 374 Meteorite, 100, 292 Micah, prophecy of, 391 Michael, 203 Microscope, 64 Mill, on Christ's teaching, 397 Mind of man, 39 —— shows his importance, 66 Miracles, 101 —— as marvels, 103 —— and experience, 103 —— as special works, 106 —— as signs, 110 —— not mere wonders, 101, 103 —— natural means supernaturally applied, 107 —— in Jewish religion, 177 —— to benefit mankind, 200 —— their publicity, 185 —— some seem trivial, 181 —— in Christian religion, 349 —— their credibility, 349 —— not worked to order, 350 —— their truthfulness, 353 —— their naturalness, 355 —— their number, 355 —— their variety, 355 —— their suddenness, 356 —— their permanence, 356 —— order to keep secret, 358 —— on the Sabbath, 359 —— their publicity, 360 —— names often given, 360 —— caused astonishment, 361 —— peculiarity of Christ's, 357 —— conditional on faith, 358 —— publicly admitted, 362 —— St. Peter's appeal to, 362 —— and Acts of Pilate, 365 —— how explained away, 369 —— Apostolic, St. Paul's, 363 —— witnessed by St. Luke, 362 —— in Christ's name, 408 —— helped Christianity, 421 —— Mohammed did none, 424 —— not to be prayed for, 443 —— later Christian, 371 Missionaries and prayer, 438 —— of the Resurrection, 347 Missions, 430 Mistakes in O. Test., 170 —— in N. Test., 268 Monkey and evolution, 23 Monotheism, of Jews, 212 —— in account of creation, 118 Moral sense, 48 —— perfection, 67 —— difficulties in O. Test., 208 —— in N. Testament, 399 Morality, Christian, 422 Moses wrote Pentateuch, 164 —— an Egyptian name, 143 Mugheir, inscription at, 174 Mutiny, Indian, 299 Mutual explanations, 317 Myrrh, 345 Nabonidus, 174 Name of Christ persecuted, 434 Names, Egyptian, 142 —— of God in O. Test., 158 —— in N. Test. miracles, 360 —— of eminent converts, 418 —— and titles in Acts, 288 Napoleon, on Christianity, 251 Nathaniel, 279 Natural means, supernaturally applied, 107 Natural forces, 20 —— Selection, 20 —— Rejection, 21 —— Religion, depends on, probability, 36, 96, 487 —— only partly known, 35 —— in Jewish religion, 216 —— in Egyptian religion, 455 —— in other religions, 457 —— in prehistoric times, 238 —— moral difficulties, 69 —— and the Bible, 200 —— and unity of God, 227 —— leads to Revelation, 39 Nature, its unity, 8, 18 —— its laws, 19 —— its forces, 20 —— acting rationally, 100 —— its uniformity, 106 —— its mysteries, 250 —— its perfection, 61 —— care of individuals, 62 —— a means to an end, 85 —— bearing on miracles, 112 —— immanence in God, 109 —— forgets nothing, 466 —— analogy, as to angels, 202 —— man's future life, 89 —— man's resurrection, 247 —— short probation, 468 —— his destruction, 472 Naville, 164 —— unity of Genesis, 142 Nazareth, dry ground, 377 Nebuchadnezzar, 174, 184 Nebula theory, 124 Necessity, doctrine of, 43 —— and certainty, 27 Nero addressed as Lord, 289 —— his persecution, 298 Nineveh, men of, 269 Numbers in O. Test., 171 Obedience and sacrifice, 161 Old Testament, genuine, 167 —— alleged mistakes, 170 —— miracles, 177 —— prophecies, 186 —— moral defects, 208 Omnipotence, 32, 213 Omnipresence, 33, 213 Omniscience, 32, 213 Origen and Celsus, 367 Origin of universe, 4 —— in Genesis, 118 —— of life, 123 —— of Jewish religion, 137 —— of Christian religion, 301 Osiris, 454 Pain, 69, 71 —— not always an evil, 72 Paley, watch argument, 11 Pantheism, 119 Papias as to Gospels, 258 Papyri, Egyptian, 271, 289 Papyrus used for writing, 253 Parables, teaching by, 273 —— some objected to, 399 —— Unrighteous Steward, 399 —— Wedding Garment, 400 Partiality in revelation, 95 —— to Jews, 204 Paul, St., conversion, 305, 339 —— teaching not new, 409 —— the two essentials, 476 —— (see Epistles) Peace be unto you, twice, 320 Peculiar people, Jews a, 217 Pella, Christians go to, 275 Pentateuch, importance, 138 —— claims to be Mosaic, 164 —— language, 155 —— Egyptian references, 138 —— laws, 149 —— date and author, 164 —— excellent morality, 211 —— theory of late date, 155 Perish, its meaning, 475 Persecution for Name, 434 Persecutions, religious, 427 —— of Jews, 190 —— of Christians, 328 —— implied in Creed, 475 Person, not in N. Test, 460 Personal Being, meaning, 30 —— God is a, 30 —— man is a, 47 —— animals are not, 54 —— implies fellowship, 229 Persons and things, 67 Peter, St., called Simon, 321 —— connection with Mark, 259 —— appeal to miracles, 362, 408 Petrie, as to Exodus, 171 Peyreyrius, 132 Pharaoh's dreams, 140 —— heart hardened, 209 Philip, one of the Seven, 295 Philippi, gaoler at, 477 Philo, days of Genesis, 121 Pilate, Acts of, 365 Pinches, Book of Daniel, 175 Pithom, discoveries at, 144 Plagues, the ten, 144 —— superhuman coincidences, 178 —— and magicians, 182 Planets, inhabited (?), 67 —— not by sinners (?), 232 Pliny, numerous letters, 369 —— spread of Christianity, 418 —— Christ's Divinity, 418 Plural of majesty, 393 —— in P and J, 159 Politarchs, 290 Polycarp of Smyrna, 254 —— witness to Gospels, 261 Polytheism, 119, 212 Pomponia Græcina, 419 Prayer, subject of, 437 —— and experiment, 444 —— and observation, 444 —— a simple, 480 —— after the event, 439 —— for others, 442 Pre-existence of Christ, 404 —— in O. Test., 391 Prehistoric men, future life, 90, 238 Priests and Levites, 162 Probability, guide of life, 487 Proconsul and other terms, 288 Prophecy, credible, 99 —— in Old Testament, 186 —— word of Jehovah, 389 —— as to Christ, 374 —— His Resurrection, 317 —— why not plainer, 394 —— His own influence, 434 Prospective organs, 16 Psalm of the Crucifixion, 384 Publius, chief man, 290, 361 Pul of Assyria, 176 'Q' (Quelle) and Gospels, 270, 350, 361 Quadratus, as to miracles, 364 Quirinius, his census, 266 Quotations, Barnabas, 261 —— Butler, 431 —— Clement, 261 —— Dana, 136 —— Darwin, 71 —— Eusebius, 259, 364 —— Huxley, 249 —— Ignatius, 261 —— Irenæus, 254 —— Justin, 365 —— Lecky, 398 —— Mill, 397 —— Napoleon, 250 —— Naville, 142 —— Papias, 258 —— Pinches, 175 —— Polycarp, 261 —— Quadratus, 364 —— Ramsay, 272 —— Renan, 397 —— Romanes, 87, 135 —— Teaching of Twelve, 261 —— Wallace, 71 Radium, 7 Ramsey, as to the census, 267 —— Lysanias, 268 —— early Gospels, 272 —— Lycaonia, 291 Rationalism, spread of, 430 —— and miracles, 369 Rawlinson, 176 Reason cannot judge of Christian doctrines, 249 Recognition, hereafter, 448 Recorders in O. Test., 173 Recurring series of events, 5 Red Sea, passage of, 178 Relics, resurrection of, 248 Remorse, 51 Renan, raising of Lazarus, 370 —— Christ's character, 397 Repentance, 243 Responsibility of man, 47 Resurrection, doctrine of, 244 —— applies to a body, 303 —— not resuscitation, 245, 323 —— Christ's, 301 —— falsehood theory, 326 —— legend theory, 329 —— vision theory, 331 —— swoon theory, 341 —— wanted missionaries, 347 —— a physical fact, 304 —— not really unique, 245 —— table of appearances, 308 —— three groups, 307 —— the narratives, 305 —— their discrepancies, 309 —— their agreements, 315 —— omissions, 312 —— signs of early date, 321 —— the real difficulty, 346 —— in other religions, 455 —— man's, 247 —— need not be of relics, 248 —— the period of life, 449 —— the great surprise, 449 —— and human nature, 448 —— terms not literal, 464 Resuscitation, 245, 323 Revelation, meaning of, 82 —— possible, 83 —— probable, 92 —— progressive, 93 —— after writing, 93 —— must be partial, 95, 204 —— evidence inconclusive, 95 —— miraculous, 98 —— Book of, and Gospel, 285 —— Divinity of Christ, 408 Risen Body difficulties, 245 —— record of eyewitnesses, 323 Roman provinces, 288 —— siege of Jerusalem, 191 —— State and Christians, 298 Romanes, man's probation, 87 —— accuracy of Genesis, 135 Sabbath, miracles on, 359 Sacrifices, heathen, 447 —— human, in O. Test., 210 Salvation, not selfishness, 451 Samaria, date of fall, 177 Samuel and Pentateuch, 160 Sanctuary, the one, 161 Sand-storms and darkness, 146 Sargon, named in Isaiah, 176 Satan, 203 Saurians, 131 Secondary forces, 33 Secrecy in Christ's miracles, 358 Seed, may be disciples, 378, 387 Selfishness, objection as to, 451 Sennacherib, 184 Sentry, pain a kind of, 72 Sergius Paulus, 289, 361 Servant, the Lord's, 376 Seventh day, the, 119 Shadow on dial, 196 Shaving in Egypt, 141 Shepherd, the Lord's, 391 —— kings, foreign, 139 Shur, desert of, 143 Siege of Jerusalem foretold by Moses, 191 —— and by Christ, 274 Signet ring, in Egypt, 141 Signs, superhuman, 99 —— supernatural, 101 Silence, argument from, 368 —— of sun and moon, 179 Simon, shows early date, 321 Simultaneous visions, 335 Sin, its meaning, 48 —— reason for it, 76 —— necessary for some virtues, 78 —— its universality, 447 —— its remedy, 244 —— eternal, 467 Sinai, 147 Sinlessness of Christ, 400 —— foretold by Isaiah, 380 —— implied in Ps. 22, 388 Slaughter of animals, 150 Slavery in early times, 211 Soli, inscription at, 289 Son of God, means God the Son, 407 —— of Man in Gospels, 281 Sorrow, human, 446 Sources of Gospels, 269, 413 South, Queen of the, 269 Spectroscopes, 64 Spirit, man's, 55, 66 —— master of body, 91 Spiritual beings, 202, 351 Standing still of sun, 179 Steward, the Unrighteous, 399 Stone at Tomb, 336 Straw in brick making, 144 Struggle for life, 71 Substance, meaning of, 222 Suetonius, 417 Sufferings of animals, 69 —— of men, 72 —— and future happiness, 88 —— of Jews, 190 —— of Christians, 328 Sun and moon formation, 129 —— silence of, 179 Sunday, 303 Superhuman signs, 99 —— coincidences, 100 —— passage of Red Sea, 178 —— destruction of Korah, 169 —— of Assyrian army, 184 —— silence of sun, 179 —— Elijah's sacrifice, 183 —— shadow on dial, 196 —— and prayer, 439 Supernatural, force, 9 —— man partly, 45 —— signs, 101 Surprise, the great, 449 Survival of fittest, 20 Swine at Gadara, 269, 352 Swoon Theory, the, 341 Sword, any violent death, 386 Synoptic Gospels, accuracy, 266 —— discrepancies, 266 —— sources, 269 —— ministry in Judæa, 282 —— probable date, 272, 300 —— authors, 275 —— and Fourth, 280 Table of Appearances, 308 Tacitus, and Christianity, 417 —— his contempt for it, 368 Tatian, the Diatessaron, 257 Teaching of Twelve, 261 —— and the Trinity, 461 Tel-el-Muskhuta, ruins, 144 Telepathy, 40 Telephone, 105 Telescope and eye, 14 —— discoveries of, 64 Ten, Commandments, 211 —— Plagues, 144 —— superhuman coincidences, 178 —— and the magicians, 182 Tertullian, 257 Testimony and experience, 104 —— its value, 325 Theophilus and Gospel, 275 —— and Acts, 297 —— things taught to, 271 —— prominent convert, 418 Thessalonica, politarchs, 290 Theudas, date of, 288 Third Day, importance, 303 Thomas, St., Resurrection, 336 —— Christ's Divinity, 407 Thousands or families, 171 Three, Creeds, 458 —— men in furnace, 103 Tisdall, 453, 456 Titles of various rulers, 288 Tomb, the empty, 338 —— visit of disciples, 318 —— guard at, 337 —— angels at, 310, 345 Town Clerk of Ephesus, 292 Trajan, decree of, 267 Transfiguration, 270 Trials here, future reward, 88 Trinity, doctrine of the, 222 —— its probability, 228 —— peculiarly Christian, 452 —— hinted at in Old Test., 393 —— contained in N. Test., 459 —— implied by Teaching, 461 Triple tradition in Gospels, 269 Trœlstra, 158 True belief, importance, 473 —— a virtue, 487 Undesigned agreements, 168 —— examples, Korah, 169 —— call of St. John, 278 —— destroying temple, 283 —— feeding the 5,000, 284 —— Acts and Epistles, 293 —— mocking the Crucified, 390 —— baptismal formula, 461 Uniformity of nature, 106 —— and prayer, 438 Uniqueness of man, 65 —— of each man, 62 —— of the Incarnation, 233 Unitarianism, 228 Unity of nature, 8 Universalism, 470 Universe, its origin, 4, 118 —— its magnitude, 64 —— bearing on man, 60 —— an effect, 37 Unknowable, everything is, 34 Unrighteous Steward, 399 Vellum used for writing, 253 Veracity of the witnesses, 326 Verbal inspiration, 437 Vessels of wood, 145 Vesuvius, eruption of, 74 'Victoria Institute,' pain, 70 —— Pithom, 144 —— Belshazzar, 175 —— Red Sea, 179 —— earliest Gospel, 272 —— Horus myth, 455 —— Krishna myth, 453 Virgin Birth, unique, 233 —— and Aristides, 365 —— not said of Krishna, 452 Virtue, the highest, 78, 211 Vision Theory, the, 331 —— arguments in favour, 332 —— arguments against, 332 —— does not explain facts, 336 —— real visions, 340 Voice from heaven, 268 Voyage, St. Paul's, 294 Walking on sea, Christ's, 370 Wallace, 71 Warnings of the Creed, 473 Wars of the Lord, quoted, 159 Waste and void, in Gen., 124 Waste in nature, 68 Watch showing design, 12 Water-wheels, Egyptian, 149 'We' sections of Acts, 294 Wedding Garment, the, 400 West, use of term, 156 Wheat, several ears, 140 Whirlpool, 248 Wicked men, their use, 77 —— not machines, 48 —— final state, 463 Will, man's, its action, 42, 45 —— its freedom, 43 Windows of heaven, 126 Wisdom, God's, 32, 213, 441 Word or Logos in Revelation, 286 —— among Greeks, 423 World, creation of the, 4, 117 —— end of the, 437 Wounded means pierced, 377 Writing, early use of, 138, 172 —— wanted for revelation, 93 X-rays, 246 Zeal of early Christians, 420 Zebulon, prophecy as to, 391 Zechariah, prophecies of, 392 Zeus and Hermes, 291

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