I propose now to give all that can be recovered from the writings of the Fathers of the Gospel according to the Apostles. To this I will add the "Sayings of our Lord" as quoted by Justin. If these are not from the Gospel of the Hebrews, at any rate we get a much earlier version of Christ's words than those read in our churches. For the Gospel according to the Hebrews, consult Renan, "Les Evangiles," chap. vi.; Hilgenfeld, "Novum Testamentum extra Canonem Receptum," Fasc. iv.; Nicholson, "The Gospel according to the Hebrews;" and Baring-Gould. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE HEBREWS. Epiphanius has given us the opening verses:-- "There was a certain man, by name Jesus, and he of about thirty years, who chose us out. "And when he had come to Capernaum, he entered into the house of Simon, who was surnamed Peter, and opened his mouth and said, "Passing by the Lake of Tiberias, I chose out John and James, sons of Zebedee, and Simon and Andrew, ... and Thaddæus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the Iscariot; "And thee, Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom, I called, and thou didst follow me. "I will therefore that ye be twelve apostles for a testimony to Israel." A fragment shows that the flight into Egypt was in the gospel. "... then he arose and took the young child and departed into Egypt, "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the prophet, Out of Egypt have I called my son." Now, supposing that there were no class interests in the way, it would be difficult to read the opening verses of this gospel without seeing what Justin meant by the "Memoirs of the Apostles." In it the Apostles expressly announce that Jesus has "chosen them out" to produce a "testimony," testament, memorial; and Matthew, apparently, is to be the amanuensis. This "testimony" was the entire New Testament, with the earliest Church, the Church of Jerusalem. It was called indiscriminately, as we have seen from Jerome, the Gospel according to the Apostles, and the Gospel according to Matthew. Papias and Hegesippus, the immediate predecessors of Justin, used it, and Irenæus some years later. Let us go on with the Gospel of the Apostles. "And John began baptizing. "And there came out unto him Pharisees who were baptized, and all Jerusalem. "And John had a raiment of camel's hair and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his food was wild honey, whereof the taste was that of manna. "And behold the mother of the Lord and his brethren said to him, John the Baptist baptizeth for remission of sins. Let us go and be baptized by him. "But he said to them, Wherein have I sinned that I should go and be baptized by him? except, perchance, this very thing that I have said is ignorance. "And when the people had been baptized, Jesus also came and was baptized by John. "And as he went up, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Holy Spirit, in shape of a dove, descending and entering into him.