1. _By Testimonies._—The child looking upon the opened page of the
Bible at his mother’s knee, accepts her testimony that it is the word
of God, and thus each generation receives the book from the preceding
generation with a declaration of its divine origin.
2. _By Probabilities._—Such has been the history of this book in its
relation to the world, and its triumph over opposing forces; such has
been its early, continuous and present acceptance; that there is every
probability in favor of its being, what it appears to be, a divine book.
3. _By Experience._—There are many who have put this book to the test
in their own lives; have tried its promises; have tasted its spiritual
experience; have brought it into contact with their own hearts; and
have obtained from it a certain assurance that it comes from God.
4. _By Evidences._—If any reader will not accept the Bible upon the
testimonies of others; if he fails to see in its behalf the weight of
probability; if he has not been able to put it to the test in his own
experience, there is yet a strong line of argument appealing to his
reason, and proving the book divine.