If there were nothing more than a rumor, floating about respectable society, that a book had been inspired by God as a revelation of his own character, thoughts, and will, an honest man, desirous to be right in his life, would speedily and with great care examine the claims of the much-needed writing. The Book venerated by our fathers, which claims to be the Word of God, has been accepted as such by so vast a number of wise; and righteous men that we cannot speak of its appearance as a mere matter of rumour. It has been long before the world, and it has been reverently received by many of the best of our race.