“Reason is the guide that leads to the temple of revelation. There is an overwhelming mass of evidence, external and internal, to convince any unprejudiced mind that the Bible is the word of God. Prophecies accomplished, types fulfilled, the divine Spirit breathed through the pages, the unearthly perfection of One character there portrayed, with superhuman knowledge of the frailties and requirements of man; the devotion of the early witnesses to its truth, who sealed their testimony with their blood; the standing miracles foretold in the Scriptures, of the Jewish people scattered amongst all nations, and yet separate, and of a Church which, rising in an obscure land from the tomb of its Founder, has spread against the opposition of earth and hell, has swept away the barriers raised against it by temporal power and spiritual idolatry, and the natural opposition of every unregenerate heart, and which still goes on conquering and to conquer;—is not all this sufficient to bring reason to the position of the handmaid of religion, and make her, as I said at the first, the guide to the temple of revelation?” “Granted,” said Augustine, after a pause; “but, when we enter that temple, when we scrutinize the mysteries which it contains—” “Reason is no longer capable of guiding the soul; the appointed guardian of these mysteries is faith.” “Who would lead us blindfold!” said Augustine impatiently. “Here it is that I would make my stand, for I maintain that no man—” _Pride._—“Gifted, intellectual man—” _Augustine._—“Is bound to believe what he cannot understand!”