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The Divine Authority of Holy Scipture Asserted, From Its Adaptation to the Real State of Human Nature, in 8 Sermons Preached at the Lect.
The Divine Authority of Holy Scipture Asserted From Its Adaptation to the Real State of Human Nature in 8 Sermons Preached at the Lect Author:John Miller Title: The Divine Authority of Holy Scipture Asserted, From Its Adaptation to the Real State of Human Nature, in 8 Sermons Preached at the Lect. Founded by J. Bampton General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1817 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos... more » or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: LECTURE V. John ii. 25. For he knew what was in man. VVE paused in the last Lecture, in considering the volume of holy Scripture as a picture of human nature. The argument then maintained is now to be exemplified by a series of illustrative passages ; from which it may appear to every hearer's own judgment, how far the position taken is, or is not, supported by the appearances from which it is deduced. It may be remembered, that the argument was rested upon the gloomier representations of Scripture. That very picture of depravity which it exhibits, and which (it is conceived) must form so strong a source of objection and dislike to the Old Testament, in the mind of " the natural man," was considered to be in itself a most convincing evidence of its divine autherity and truth. Nevertheless, though it was argued that Scripture presents the most humiliating portraiture of human nature, and that intentionally, to lead man into knowledge of himself, as the subject ofits operation ; it should be added, that the Bible does not exhibit an unmixed image of evil; because if it did, it would not be that exact resemblance which we maintain it is, of the character of man. In subjoining which qualification, we do not feel the consciousness either of having carried the main proposition unreasonably far, to countenance a partial construction; or of having added any such inconsistent exception, as may neutralize or destroy its force. The represent...« less