undisputed” (H. E., vi. 25). We have only further to remark that this Epistle is found in the Peshito, the Old Italic, and all the most ancient versions. And while the Epistle is thus strongly supported by external evidence, it is not defective in that which is internal. It bears upon it the impress of Peter’s character, being such an Epistle as one would expect that apostle to have written. The sanguine character of the Epistle, the reference to the hopes of futurity, the consolation imparted to