Excerpt from Twenty Discourses Preached Before the University of Cambridge in the Year 1820 Whether I'have.succe'eded in supplying the defect, I must-leave with the reader to determine, contenting myself with endea vouring to diminish'for'him the labour of forming a judgment, by observing' that the connected chain of positive evidences is contained in the third, fifth, seventh, and concluding part (from. P. 223) of the ninth Discourse In the passage last mentioned, I have attempted to give a brief summaryof the mode Of arguing, and of its application and power. The remaining Discourses Of this second part Of the series are employed in meetingoobjections, and considering some of the collateral arguments in favour, of Christianity. - To these, of course, those only who feel - or who feel a Wish to know the force of the Sceptic's reasonings\ for infidelity, or suspense of faith, will, turn. To-the heart, it is not in general a benefi.cial labour thus to contend in sophistry with an adversary, whatever it may be to the understanding. The feelings of charity' are never ini proved by struggling for, even when you Obtain, a mental victory. 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.