Lettheseresults，Isay，besupposed——andshallIstillbetoldthatmyfriendisneverthelessanalieninthehouseholdofFaith？
ScrupulouslyorthodoxasIknowyoutobe，willyoutellmethatI
oughttohaveleftthisscepticasIfoundhim，ratherthanattempthisconversionbysuchmeans；orthatIwasdeceivinghim，whenI
saidtohim：-
\"Friend！ThetruthrevealedthroughChristhasitsevidenceinitself，andtheproofofitsdivineauthorityinitsfitnesstoournatureandneeds；theclearnessandcogencyofthisproofbeingproportionatetothedegreeofself-knowledgeineachindividualhearer。Christianityhaslikewiseitshistoricalevidences，andtheseasstrongasiscompatiblewiththenatureofhistory，andwiththeaimsandobjectsofareligiousdispensation。AndtoalltheseChristianityitself，asanexistingpowerintheworld，andChristendomasanexistingfact，withthenolessevidentfactofaprogressiveexpansion，giveaforceofmoraldemonstrationthatalmostsupersedesparticulartestimony。Theseproofsandevidenceswouldremainunshaken，eventhoughthesumofourreligionweretobedrawnfromthetheologiansofeachsuccessivecentury，ontheprincipleofreceivingthatonlyasdivinewhichshouldbefoundinall——quodsemper，quodubique，quodabomnibus。Beonly，myfriend！