speculations, the discussion of which would require a volume to itself. Not false doctrines, but great truths are presented in such infantine notions as to convey the most limiting conception of ideals whose vitality consists in their transcending all limitations. Thus both as theologians and grammarians the translators of the Authorised Version felt the want of a predicate to complete the words I AM, and so they added the word "he"; but, faithful according to their light, they were careful to draw attention to the fact that there was no "he" in the original, and therefore that word is printed in italics to show that it was supplied by the translators; and the Revised Version carefully notes this fact in the margin.

In the parallel case of the announcement to Moses at the burning bush, the translators did not attempt to introduce any predicate; they felt what I have pointed out: that no predicate could be sufficiently extensive to define Infinite Being; but here, supposing that Jesus was speaking of himself personally, they thought it necessary to introduce a word which should limit his statement accordingly. Now the only comment to be made on this passage of the English Bible is to note carefully that it is exactly what Jesus never said. In this connection he made no personal application of the verb "to be". What he said was, "Except ye believe that I AM, ye shall die in your sins" (R.V.). Now, if the criterion by which we are to