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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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.