Page 59.—Does the Author mean to contend that Thomas was an INSPIRED MAN when he refused to believe in the risen Jesus? We had thought the Trinitarian view was, that the day of Pentecost dated the inspiration of the apostles. But it appears the Author believes Thomas to be inspired when refusing to believe in the resurrection of Christ. Page 60.—Is not the Author aware of the doubtful authenticity of the second epistle of Peter, from which he quotes twice, contrary to the judgment of Lardner, who decides that the doubtful Epistles, so stated by Eusebius, should not be used as authority for doctrines? There are other passages in this Lecture on which we might comment. But we refrain. We wished to remark upon those passages which affect the cause, and not more than was unavoidable upon those which affect only the advocate. ------------------------------------ Footnotes for Lecture I. Footnote 22: John iv. 23, 24. Footnote 23: Luke xvii. 20, 21. Footnote 24: John xiv. 21; xv. 8, 9, 10. Footnote 25: John xiii. 35. Footnote 26: John xiv. 28. Footnote 27: John xvii. 3. Footnote 28: 1 John ii. 3, 5, 29; iii. 7. Footnote 29: John x. 16; xvii. 20, 21. Footnote 30: Ephes. iv. Footnote 31: 1 Cor. xii. Footnote 32: Note 1. Footnote 33: The Oxford Tracts, No. 80, as quoted in “Dr. Hook’s ‘Call to Union,’ answered.” Footnote 34: Newman on Justification. Footnote 35: Newman. Footnote 36: Note 2. Footnote 37: It is absurd to say that a work becomes a standard authority, because a Book Society admits it into its Catalogue, or thinks its objects of sufficient importance to aid in its publication. Doubtless the Unitarian Society thought the “Improved Version” valuable as a Scriptural aid. Footnote 38: Note 3. Footnote 39: Note 4. Footnote 40: See Rev. F. Ould’s Lecture, page 35. Footnote 41: Rom. xiv. 17. Footnote 42: Note 5. Footnote 43: Gal. ii. 17. Footnote 44: Note 6. Footnote 45: Note 7. Footnote 46: Note 8. Footnote 47: Note 9. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE BIBLE: WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT IT IS NOT. --------------------- LECTURE II. THE BIBLE: WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT IT IS NOT. BY REV. JAMES MARTINEAU. “AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, AND DWELT AMONG US, (AND WE BEHELD HIS GLORY, THE GLORY AS OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER,) FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH.”—_John_ i. 14.