Archdeacon Denison has again given notice of his gravamen in
Convocation with reference to " Lux Mundi." So far from being satisfied with Mr. Gore's explanations in the preface to the tenth edition of that work, and his letter to the Guardian of October 22nd on the subject, the Archdeacon finds that the -explanations rather " add " to the ground of his complaint, He finds that "Lux Mundi" professes to discriminate between our Lord's " positive teaching in reference to the Old Testa- ment, and such of his references to it as make no affirmation of " positive " teaching, and in the latter case allows the critic to treat the references to the Old Testament as not implying any guarantee of their authenticity. These assumptions Archdeacon Denison condemns as inconsistent with the Gospels ; as " tending to beguile and corrupt men's minds from the simplicity that is in Christ ;" as irreverent towards this perfect divine and perfect human nature ; as contrary to the authority of the Sixth Article of Religion, and "contrary to the Book of Common Prayer and to the administration of the Sacraments." And the Archdeacon respectfully prays this Grace the President and their Lordships the Bishops to take such steps as may be necessary to preserve the Church from dangerous errors. This gravamen may well ,give rise to an important debate on the nature and, limits of divine in- spiration. The error seems to us to be on the Archdeacon's side, and not on Mr. Gore's. Perfect manhood is surely inconsistent with any kind of true intellectual infallibility, and it is the perfect manhood, not the perfect divinity of Christ, of which the Gospels give us the external lineaments.
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