to his own law, necessarily conforms to the MORAL

LAW. Hence

The MORAL LAW is the law of GOD!

The "Autonomy of the Will" is the sole principle of the Moral Law, and of the duties which arise from it. The "Heteronomy of the Will" opposes the principles of Morality altogether. It is this very AUTONOMY OF THE WILL that constitutes us members of the eternal "Kingdom of God," even while we are destined, for the wisest purposes, to tarry in this vale of tears. "All who adopt my DOCTRINE," says the Saviour, "being actuated by the same spirit of truth, will form one Kingdom of Spirits,' who acknowledge no other law than the pure Moral Law; and all, being united by the same spiritual bond, may be said to have the same DOCTRINE in them the WORD OF GOD and as such to belong to God."-Thus arises the glorious victory of REASON Over SENSE or the total destruction of vice, by the complete triumph of virtue.

REASON has now undergone a complete and full investigation; the knowledge of this fact may enable future generations to escape from the mass of confusion and error that perplexed their predecessors. REASON must,

therefore, display its own laws in so clear a manner that no reasonable creature can dissent from them. False art and vain wisdom last their time—at length they destroy themselves. That this period is arrived with regard to perverted Christianity is most certain : for, with a view to improve that which was revealed by the Saviour in its utmost simplicity, and which is incapable of improvement, Christians have split into innumerable and discordant sects, which necessarily tend to the destruction of this false Christianity. We acknowledge that there may be a dull and dreary period to pass over before the regeneration of pure primitive Christianity takes place. Sooner or later, however, REASON will establish its claim to be heard. So powerful is this claim, and so unlikely to be relinquished, that we might as soon expect man to give up breathing altogether, lest he should inhale impure air, as to expect him to desist from this rational investigation.

It is essential that all mankind should concur as to the meaning of that important communication of God "DIVINE REVELATION." In the first

to man

a

place, this communication must consist of nothing human, or it would annul itself. Yet we must be more

convinced of its truth and existence than we are of any phenomenon of Nature, or we may substitute a DOGMA for truth. How then shall we establish the existence of such a spiritual communication which can never strike SENSE!

Can that be human which cannot be constructed by the hand of man, and yet exists?-Certainly not. Then it must be Divine. That all the pure Sciences exist, we need only appeal to the learned. None of these could ever be constructed by the hand of man, and yet they exist; consequently, they must be constructed by the mind of man. The hand of man consists of matter, and affects "SENSE." The mind of man consists of spirit, and is "REASON." Having already proved that REASON is an emanation of the Deity, we need not again repeat that it must be Divine. Therefore, all that results from pure PRACTICAL REASON, which refers only to spiritual objects, must of necessity be "DIVINE."

Let us now instance a Science, whose nature must be divine, because it cannot be constructed by the hand of man. Geometry is such a Science, whose truth is felt by the commonest mechanic. Show us the man who can make a mathematical line evident to SENSE.

He is not yet born

nor ever will be.

Then show us

the man who dare deny the existence of a mathematical line! As this is not the production of the hand of man, nor evident to "SENSE," it follows that it must be the production of the mind of man, and constructed by "REASON." SENSE is affected by some extraneous cause that produces sensation, which is usually denominated matter. REASON originates its own laws, which are principles; that is, pure spiritual essences. Thus we have proved that

REASON originates SYLLOGISM,

SENSE produces SENSATION.

This important distinction in the results of these two original faculties of man may be further illustrated by the following table, where we shall display REASON in its twofold application :

Since we have shown that Geometry is a "Divine

Revelation," though strictly confined in its use to

matter, it now devolves on us to show that a far purer Science still exists, which is totally independent of matter-regards our Eternal Welfare alone, and refers only to spirit. This Science is the "RELIGION revealed to us by Jesus Christ, and whose nature cannot fail to be "Divine," because such a "Science" cannot be made by the hand of man.

Now, indeed, we have redeemed our pledge of proving that the "REVELATION" contained in the "New Testament" is divine; and whenever its Author is employed in unfolding its divine precepts, and in so doing he identifies himself with his DOCTRINE, then only is he divine. "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be perfect, and wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ." So then

The DIVINITY of CHRIST is proved.

Jesus Christ preached the "Kingdom of God" in all its purity and sublimity. None before him had shown the relation of Man to God in so clear a light. None before him had shown the relation of the human race to ETERNITY. None before him had developed the laws which man ought to follow, in order to render