Proved from the New Testament-- Christ's
Explicit Declarations--4. The New Testament based on the Facts of the Old--The Fall of
Man--The Abrahamic Covenant, which was conditioned on Faith alone, and fulfilled in
Christ--Christ the End of the Mosaic Economy--In its Prophetical Order--In its Kingly
Office--In its Priestly Office--5. The New Testament Writers the Interpreters of the Old
CHAPTER IX.
AUTHORSHIP OF THE PENTATEUCH. Meaning of the Term--1. It existed in its
Present Form from Ezra's Day--2. "The Law" ascribed to Moses in the New
Testament--How Much is included in this Term--3. Force of the New Testament
Testimony--4. The Law of Moses at the Restoration--5. Jewish Tradition that Ezra settled
the Canon of the Old Testament--He left the Pentateuch essentially as he found
it--References to the Law in the Books of Kings and Chronicles--6. The Book of
Deuteronomy--Its Mosaic Authorship Certain--7. The Inference Certain that he wrote the
Preceding Laws--8. This corroborated by their Form--9. By References in the New
Testament--And the Old also--10. Relation of Deuteronomy to the Earlier Precepts--In
Respect to Time--And Design--Change in Moses' Personal Relation to the
People--Peculiarities of Deuteronomy explained from the Above
Considerations--Meaning of "the Words of this Law" in Deuteronomy--11. Mosaic
Authorship of Genesis shown--From Antecedent Probability--From its Connection with
the Following Books--Objections considered--Supposed Marks of a Later Age--And of
Different Authors--12. Unity of the Pentateuch
CHAPTER X.
AUTHENTICITY AND CREDIBILITY OF THE PENTATEUCH. 1. Its Historic Truth
assumed in the New Testament--This shown by Examples--2. It was the Foundation of
the Whole Jewish Polity--And could not have been imposed upon the People by
Fraud--Contrast between Mohammed and Moses--3. Scientific Difficulties connected
with the Pentateuch--4. Alleged Moral Difficulties--Exclusiveness of the Mosaic
Economy--Its Restrictions on Intercourse with Other Nations--5. Its Numerous
Ordinances--The Mosaic Laws required Spiritual Obedience--6. Objections from the
Toleration of Certain Usages--7. Extirpation of the Canaanites--8. The Mosaic Economy
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
* * * * *
PART II.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT.
FIRST DIVISION--GENERAL INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER XIII.
NAMES AND EXTERNAL FORM OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 1. Origin and
Meaning of the Word Bible--Jewish Designations of the Old Testament--2. Origin of the
Terms Old and New Testament--Earlier Latin Term--2. The Unity--Scripture has its
Ground in Divine Inspiration--Its Great Diversity in Respect to Human Composition--4.
Classification and Arrangement of the Old Testament Books--Classification of the
Hebrew: of the Greek Version of the Seventy; of the Latin Vulgate--No One of these
follows entirely the Order of Time--5. Original Mode of Writing called Continuous--6.
Ancient Sections--Open and Closed; Larger Sections called Parshiyoth and Haphtaroth--7.
Chapters and Verses--Caution in Respect to our Modern Chapters
CHAPTER XIV.
THE ORIGINAL TEXT AND ITS HISTORY. 1. Chaldee Passages in the Hebrew
Scriptures--Divisions of the Hebrew and Cognate Languages--2. The Assyrian or Square
Character not Primitive--Jewish Tradition respecting its Origin--3. The Hebrew Alphabet
and its Character--4. Change in the Language of the Hebrew Nation--5. Introduction of
the Vowel-Points and Accents--The Question of their Antiquity--6. Jewish Rules for the
Guidance of Copyists--Their Deep Reverence for the Sacred Text--Its Uncorrupt
Transmission to Us--7. Age and Character of Hebrew Manuscripts--8. Form of Hebrew
Manuscripts--the Public in Rolls, the Private in the Book Form, Poetical Passages,
Columns, Pen and Ink Accompaniments--9. The Samaritan Pentateuch
CHAPTER XV.
FORMATION AND HISTORY OF THE HEBREW CANON. I. Meaning of the Word
"Canon"--Gradual Formation of the Hebrew Canon--Its Main Divisions--1. _The
Pentateuch_--2. General Remark on its Hebrew Name--3. The Pentateuch forms the
Nucleus of the Old Testament Canon--It was given by Divine Authority, committed to
the Charge of the Priests, kept by the Side of the Ark, and to be publicly read at Stated
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