Excerpt from Sermons Preached Before the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, Vol. 1: From the Year 1812 to the Year 1819 This, however, is no direct proof that Pi late took any real concern in our Lord's spi ritual character and office. Satisfied, from the answers of Jesus, that his doctrines were wholly unconnected with secular views, and relieved from all apprehensions that he was a turbulent member of the community, the heathen governor probably felt himself exo nerated from any further responsibility. His question, What is truth? Might import no more, than What is it to me, whether this doctrine of yours be the truth, or not? I sit not here to decide such matters, but to judge of your conduct as a member of the state. In like manner, Gallio, the deputy of Achaia, when Paul was brought before him, accused by the Jews of worshipping contrary to their Law, would take no cognizance of the matter, because he cared for none of those things which were alleged against the Apostle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.