SECTION X.
When a proposition has been demonstrated, and the objections supposed to militate against it are refuted; nothing more can be demanded to confirm its truth, and render it worthy of all acceptation.
Human testimony is not requisite to establish the meaning or augment the authority of the law of God. His law possesses its own intrinsic evidence, and is its own interpreter. But if it can be shown that the greatest and best men, who in different ages, adorned the Christian Church, have unequivocally concurred in adding their decided testimony, and have professed exactly the same sentiment; it will at least induce a favourable attention to the arguments, and convince the unprejudiced reader, that -the expositions and reasonings are not rash and inconsiderate. — A few only will be selected from a numerous host; which shall be closed with docu-
