The battle against the Inspiration of the Word of GOD is reserved for the Regius Professor of Greek; who requires for his purpose twice the space of any of his fellows. _His_ method is also of the simplest kind, when divested of its many encumbrances. He simply _assumes it as proved_ that the Bible is a book not essentially different from Sophocles and Plato. In other words he _assumes_ that the Bible is not inspired; and reproaches, pities, or sneers at every one who is not of his opinion. In the meantime, What _is_ Prophecy? What _are_ Miracles? Of what sort is that Bible which has imposed upon mankind so grossly, and so long? They are _facts_, and must be explained. What are they? Prophecy, then, is "_only the power of seeing the ideal in the actual_, or of tracing the Divine Government in the movements of men." (p. 70.) As for Miracles, "their evidential force is wholly _relative_ to the apprehensions of the parties addressed ... Columbus' prediction of the Eclipse to the native islanders," (p. 115,) is advanced as an illustration of the nature of the argument from Miracles. By whatever method the Bible has attained its present footing in the world, it is a book which has been hitherto misunderstood; and it must plainly be dealt with after a new fashion. Our Lord's Incarnation, Temptation, Death and Burial, Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven,--all His Miracles, in short, will be best interpreted _Ideologically_; in other words, by a principle "which resolves into an ideal the whole of the historical and doctrinal person of JESUS." (p. 200.) So interpreted, "the Gospel may win again the minds of intellectual men;" (p. 376;) but it will find it no easy matter. There is in fact "a higher wisdom" than the Gospel, "which is known to those who are perfect,"--"_that_ reconcilement," namely, "of Faith and Knowledge which may be termed Christian Philosophy." (p. 413.)