The divinity of Christ is an article of mere faith, and upon it depend all the other articles of the Christian system. This doctrine once admitted, and Christianity appears with the precision and clearness of algebra; it has the connection and unity of a science. This doctrine, resting on the Bible, best explains the traditions prevalent in the world. It throws light upon them ; and all the other doctrines of Christianity are strictly connected with it, as links of the same chain.

The nature of Christ’s existence is mysterious, I admit; but this mystery meets the wants of man. Reject it, and the world is an inexplicable riddle; believe it, and the history of our race is satisfactorily explained.