repositories, and must be presumed to be rightfully there. They are proved to have been in those repositories within but a short period from the death of the Apostles. They were accepted as Apostolic, and as having been drawn up by Apostles or companions of Apostles. If such undoubted reception, and use, and tradition, at so early a period, and thence until now, cannot be _trusted_, no credit can be given to _any_ writings or history from ancient times. They _can_ be trusted. The stream which eighteen hundred years ago was issuing from Apostolic times and the hills of Palestine, has flowed onward, enriching and blessing the nations. [1] Mr. Waite assumes that Clement did not hold to a literal resurrection. Clement’s language admits of no such construction, although in writing to Christians who understood all about it, he was not as definite upon this point, as Justin in _his_ address to a different class. Clement refers to the resurrection in c. 24: “Let us consider, beloved, how the Lord continually proves to us that there shall be a future resurrection, of which he has rendered the Lord Jesus Christ the first fruits by raising him from the dead.” And again in c. 42, after saying that the Apostles were commissioned, he adds: “Having therefore, received their order, and being fully assured by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, and established in the Word of God, with full assurance of the Holy Ghost, they went forth proclaiming that the kingdom of God was at hand.” The force of this language is not controlled by any means, by reference to the day’s following the night, and the springing up of the fruits of the earth, from the sowing of the seed. [2] The deed dated June 16, 1731, was by David Morrison, one of the grantees in the Charter of Londonderry of 1722, to his brother-in-law, David McAlister. This deed with another from the same grantor to William McAlister dated February 24, 1746, are now in the possession of Jonathan McAlister, Esq., a descendant of David and an owner of the original granted land. [3] One other correction should be made. Judge Waite arbitrarily assigns Cerinthus to the year 145. He gives no reason or authority for it. It is the testimony of all antiquity that Cerinthus was contemporary with the Apostle John, and that John died about the year 100. Irenæus, upon the authority of Polycarp, says that John, being about to enter a bath and finding Cerinthus within, drew back saying: “Let us even be gone lest the bath should fall to pieces,—Cerinthus, that enemy of the truth, being within.” See Vol. II., Encyclopedia of McClintock and Strong, p. 190. CHAPTER XIII. INTEGRITY OF THE GOSPELS. As stated in former chapters, this is to be presumed till the contrary is shown. There is, however, strong confirmation from many sources.