CHAPTER VIII.

Inseparable connection between the old and the new testament.  General Remarks—­1.  Previous Revelations implied in Christ’s Advent—­2.  In the Character of the Jewish People—­3.  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.