”TheChristhimselfhadbeennoLawgiver，UnlesshehadgiventheLIFE，too，withthelaw。”Mrs。Browning’s`AuroraLeigh’——
IfallChristendomcouldtakethisremarkablepoemof`ChristmasEve’
toitsheart，itstolerance，itsCatholicspirit，and，morethanall，thefealtyitexhibitstothePersonalitywhoessentiallyisLordofLife，whatarevolutionitwouldundergo！andwhatamassofdogmaticandpolemictheologywouldbecomeutterlyobsolete！
Themostremarkablething，perhaps，aboutthevastbodyofChristiantheologywhichhasbeendevelopedduringtheeighteencenturieswhichhaveelapsedsinceChristwasintheflesh，is，thatitisoccupiedsolargely，itmightalmostbesaid，exclusively，withwhatChristandhisdisciplesTAUGHT，andwithfiercediscussionsaboutthemanifoldmeaningswhichhavebeeningeniouslyextortedfromtheimperfectRECORDofwhathetaught。
BritishmuseumlibrariesofpolemicshavebeenwrittenindefenceofwhatChristhimselfwouldhavebeenindifferentto，andwrittenwithananimositytowardsopponentswhichhasbeencrystallizedinaphrasenowappliedinageneralwaytoanyintensehate——ODIUMTHEOLOGICUM。