New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-14
TIE LIFE or CHRIST.
REMAIN ANsWERED-LECTURE by THE REV. DIR.
MiCOsU

REMAIN ANsWERED-LECTURE by THE REV. DIR.
MCOsH.
The Rev. DR.. McCosh delivered the ninth of
his of lectures Natural Religion and Apollo
getca," at the Madisonaye. Presby terrain Church. last
evening. In further answering the arguments OF Renan,
the speaker said lie proposed first, to consider the gen
uneness OF the whole account Of Lords career The
French writer admitted that we have the Sermon on the
Mount and the parallels in much the same form that they
were uttered from the difficulty of altering them and
still preserving their consistency SO with our Lords
life IL could not have been imagined and thus must be
received a whole. And frat though we hear from
Gospel The account they give IS essentially one Ebt 1t
T. urged that they contain DISCREPANCIES and contradc-
tons. 1t is true they are not written win th3t g.aoo-
rt8 cCnE tency we find IN trumpCdup story; the EF-
CYCLISTS are not careful TO make what they say IN one
place agree with what they say III ahohei Dul, aGtn
there may be differences, there are no contradictions
same event by different observers.
TIN speaker tlcn took up several Of Remains obicc-
different cc-ualofes Of or Lord given by Mathew and
Luke, II being shown that tine ono was the descent OF
Jesus King 'e other being, so 10 speak, ms iany
trca showing d. blood relations. Ia general may be
said that Mathew wrote specially 70 the Hebrews;
deeds OF power while Luke proves that lle was TIE son
Of Adam who wa the son " God Ai u me d.htroh'c
at later period than tine others and stgdou5y brought
out events not mentioned Dy them ~ lne same way
Xcuophon.
Ia tie second place there is a unity IN our Lords
the sun and differed equally from the R1bhn-
cal method ~ tho jews and tie diaHctic method
Of the GFeciLn philosophers. The former became
imuedded in the Iaimud, whore there ~ 5000
de1i OF ingenuity running 10 waste jesus pur-
sued an entirely different course. and In endeavOrng 10
correct tie pcrels"ns % the Jewish doctors sought
first to gain the confidence Of he people ana then u pnS
them under tie law Of love. Paul knew the JoNlsh
method, and would doubtless have followed II hld he not
been taught by ighrr Master He had also STUDIED IN
the Greek schools and knew Tire dnlectc me th0d BY
the teaching Of Jcgu1 from those OF the old
philosophers who DID not profess to speak with ai-
thority but left great religions questions ~ slate
81 uncertaiutyl Had time should have dWet on the
unity Of the account given Of the person OF our J. fh
Ic shows what man purified vii DO IL heaven ana yet
what man viii not be in heaven, ar the. there
will he sin To car iorh forgiveness. There IS also
unity Lords work. We cannot receive his words
and reject IIs miracles. D.. MctOsh teen proceeded TO
detailed review of tie mira, les showing thai they al
illustrated certain spiritual truths 2ld could NOT 30 sepa
rated nom the dscOurses IN connection with winch they
were performed. "
H. viewing these wonderful works, concluded the
speaker the old question IL 5 pertucnt"ls not THIS
tue carpenter SOM Whoace has ttis man AL these
tgIng, " To this there be hut one reasonable an
swcr-" He brought them with Him from Heaven!