_First._—The writings of the Apostolic Fathers present to our view the Christ of the Gospels, in his advent and life, ministry and teaching, death and resurrection. In particular, his resurrection from the dead is cited by Clement (A.D. 97) as an earnest of that of his followers, and as a proof that he came forth from God. The greatest of miracles, and the central fact of Christianity, appears in the earliest writings (outside of the New Testament), the date of which can be determined. Judge Waite, in his “wonderful hundred[1] years of silence by Christian writers” concerning the miracles of Christ, is oblivious of what he had before stated, that aside from the Gospels, there are left of the first century “only the Epistles of Paul, the one Epistle of Clement of Rome, some slight notices by Jewish and heathen writers, and the few legends and traditions preserved in the writings of the Fathers.” Such an argument from silence, _where there are no writings extant_, is not befitting _a judge_. _Second._—The earliest quotations substantially agree with the Canonical Gospels. Some of those by Justin Martyr have been given in chapters five and six, and those by Clement may be found in the Note.[2] These quotations by Apostolic and Christian Fathers, afford ample[3] means for comparison, and no variations appear to indicate any changes to affect the character or teachings of our Lord. Professor Fisher says[4] of _Justin’s_ references, that they embrace “not more” than two sayings of Jesus that have not substantial parallels in the four Evangelists. The first is, “In what things I shall apprehend you, in these will I judge you,” which is found also in Clement of Alexandria, and Hippolytus. The second is, “There shall be schisms and heresies,” a prediction referred also to Christ by Tertullian. These sayings may have come from _tradition_. It seems not improbable that they were current expressions, embodying what Jesus taught[5] respecting the standard by which men shall be judged according to the light which they have received, and divisions in the same household. (See cc. 6 to 8 _ante_). _Third._—The facts in Christ’s history referred to by the Fathers, with very rare exceptions (the most of which were stated and explained in chapter seven), correspond with the Evangelists. The exceptional facts are such as would naturally have been derived from tradition, and they in no way change the life or character of our Lord as they appear in the Gospels. The marvel is, that they should be so few and unimportant, considering that some of the writers lived at a time when[6] “traditionary reminiscences must have possessed all their freshness.”