_b_. That there is nothing to distinguish the canonical from the
apocryphal writings.

_c_. That it is not known where, when, by whom, the canonical writings
were selected.

_d_. That before about A.D. 180 there is no trace of _four_ Gospels
among the Christians.

_e_. That before that date Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are not
selected as the four evangelists.

_f_. That there is no evidence that the four Gospels mentioned about
that date were the same as those we have now.

_g_. That there is evidence that two of them were not the same.

_h_. That there is evidence that the earlier records were not the
Gospels now esteemed canonical.

_i_. That the books themselves show marks of their later origin.

_j_. That the language in which they are written is presumptive evidence
against their authenticity.

_k_. That they are in themselves utterly unworthy of credit, from (1)
the miracles with which they abound, (2) the numerous contradictions of
each by the others, (3) the fact that the story of the hero, the
doctrines, the miracles, were current long before the supposed dates of
the Gospels; so that these Gospels are simply a patchwork composed of