Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
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a Blessing to the Whole World
CHAPTER XI. REMAINING BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 1. General Remarks--2. The New Testament assumes their Divine Authority--Historical Books--3. Books not strictly Historical or Prophetical--4. Prophetical Books--Argument from Prophecy for the Divine Origin of the Old Testament--5. Christ the Fulfilment of Prophecy--In his Office as a Prophet--as a King--as a Priest--6. The Jewish Institutions and History a Perpetual Adumbration of Christ preparatory to His Advent--7. Remarks on the Canon of the Old Testament--8. Principle of its Formation--9. Inspiration of the Old Testament CHAPTER XII. EVIDENCES INTERNAL AND EXPERIMENTAL. 1. External Evidences Important, but not Indispensable to True Faith--2. Internal Evidences--View which the Bible gives of God's Character--3. Code of Morals in the Bible--It is Spiritual, Reasonable, and Comprehensive--Obedience to It the Sum of all Goodness--4. All Parts of the Bible in Harmony with Each Other--5. Power of the Bible over the Conscience--6. Argument from Personal Experience--7. From the Character of Jesus--8. From General Experience--The Love of Jesus the Mightiest Principle of Action--Persecution first winnows, then strengthens the Church--The Church corrupted and weakened by Worldly Alliances--9. The Gospel gives an Inward Victory over Sin--It purifies and elevates Society--10. Its Self-purifying Power--11. The Argument summed up * * * * * |
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