When Christ cleansed the leper, he sent him to the priest, enjoining him
to "say nothing to any man." The dumb, when restored to speech, was not
allowed to exhibit any practical proof of the fact by using his tongue.
His miraculous perambulation on the surface of the sea (walking on
the water) was not only alone, but in the dark. His transfiguration,
likewise, according to Dr. Barnes, took place in the night, his three
favorite companions being the only witnesses, and they "heavy with
sleep." And finally, the crowning miracle of all, the resurrection,
is not only represented as taking place in the night, but without one
substantial or terrestrial witness to report it. Verily such facts as
these are not calculated to augment the faith jr work the conviction
of a skeptic that these miracles were ever performed, seeing so few are
reported as witnessing them, and even their testimony is not given. We
have not the testimony of one person who claims to have been present and
seen these wonders performed. Such facts are calculated to cast distrust
upon the whole matter, especially when taken in connection with the
fact that nine tenths of his life form a perfect blank in history. Is
it possible, we ask, to reconcile such a fact with the belief of his
divinity? Is it possible a God could lead a private life, or live
twenty-seven years on earth, and do nothing worthy of note--a God known
to nobody and noticed by nobody? Most transcendingly absurd is such a
thought. Had Christ possessed the character that is claimed for him, not
an hour of his life could have passed unaccompanied by some remarkable
incident that would have been heralded abroad, and its record indelibly
engraven upon the page of history; but instead of this, his acts were
too commonplace to be noticed.
ALL HISTORY IGNORES HIM.
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