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 turies it  remained  buried  deep  under  heaps  oi rubbish;  Pope  Sixtus  V  caused  it  to  be  set  up once  more,  and  this  inscription  to  be  engraved upon it :  "  Christus  vincit,  Christus  regnat,  Christus imperat;  Christus  nos  ab  omni  malo  liber  at." " Christ  conquers,  Christ  reigns,  Christ  governs; Christ  delivers  us  from  every  evil."

Christ conquers;  He  does  this  by  means  of His  glorious  resurrection  from  actual  death,  for this is  the  most  striking,  the  most  incontrovertible proof of  His  divinity. The Resurrection  of Christ  stands  forth  as  a  prominent  tact  in  the world's history,  and  the  enemies  of  Christianity are not  less  compelled  to  own  its  truth  than were His  adherents  and  believing  disciples. All the attempts  of  unbelief  to  argue  it  away  have until now  been  utterly  put  to  shame,  and  will  be confounded  forever. The facts  of  the  Gospel stand as  firm  as  mountains;  all  storms  pass  over them without  leaving  any  trace.

2. Christ  conquers;  He  had  Himself  foretold His resurrection,  and  regarded  it  as  a  miracle that should  prove  Him  to  be  the  Son  of  God  in the  eyes  of  the  whole  world. When with  a scourge  He  drove  the  buyers  and  sellers  out  of the  Temple,  and  the  Jews  asked  Him  in  virtue  of what  right  He  acted  thus,  He  replied :  "  Destroy this  temple,  and  in  three  days  I  will  raise  it  up." "But," adds  the  evangelist,  "He  spoke  of  the temple  of  His  body." In these  words  Our  Lord referred to  His  future  resurrection  on  the  third day. Did this  really  take  place? Yes, in  the pages of  the  Gospel  we  find  it  proved  to  demonstration.

3. In  the  first  place,  the  Gospel  proves  with absolute certainty  that  the  Saviour  really  expired upon the  cross. In order  to  make  certain  of  His