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 a blasphemer,  He  did  not  retract. Paul and  Barnabas and  John  the  Baptist  confessed  they  were neither gods  nor  Christ. Though His  words  were a scandal  to  the  Jews  and  a  stumbling-block  to  the Gentiles, yet  Christ  did  not  recall  them. Before Caiphas, when  on  trial  for  His  life,  He  declared  His divinity. Did He  not  die  on  the  cross  for  it,  and  to prove  it? And can  I  do  less  than,  like  the  centurion,( confess  that  verily  this  was  the  Son  of  God?

Brethren, not  only  did  Christ  assert  His  divinity; He also  proved  it  by  His  miracles. " Though  you believe  not  Me,"  He  said,  "believe  My  works." He changed  water  into  wine;  He  multiplied  the loaves and  fishes;  He  commanded  the  winds  and  the sea; He  healed  diseases  humanly  incurable,  and raised the  dead  to  life. No man,  whatever  his  mission in  this  world,  has  since  or  before  enjoyed  such power. Miracles have  been  wrought  before  Christ and after  Christ  but,  on  analysis,  you  will  find  all were effected  in  the  name  or  by  the  power  of  Jesus. The power  of  miracles  is  peculiarly  an  attribute  of God. Nor is  there  room  for  doubt  as  to  the  reliability of  their  chroniclers,  as  the  New  Testament  is  a history  compiled  by  eye-witnesses  that  has  for  nineteen hundred  years  braved  every  critical  assault. And if  its  narrative  is  worthy  of  credit  why  not,  also, its positive  assertions,? If I  believe  the  evangelist recounting Christ's  lowliness,  why  mistrust  him  extolling Christ's  greatness? He is  but  a  helpless  babe, but the  angels  around  and  above  Him  sing  "  Glory to  God  in  the  highest." Humble Simeon  and  Anna