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(3.) The manifestations of Jehovah in a cloud
(4.) The request of Moses to see the glory of God
(5.) The receiving of the law
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(6.) The cherubim
10. By imitations of the Mosaic institutions, &c.
(10.) The assigning the skin of the burnt-offering to the priest
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(19.) The law of heiresses
(20.) The division of sacrifices in making a covenant
CHAPTER IV. On the Inspiration of the sacred Scriptures
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Definition of inspiration
Proved
1. From the sacred writers themselves expressly claiming inspira-
tion
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(1.) With respect to the Old Testament :
i. Inspiration being claimed by the prophets both for them-
selves and predecessors
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ii. From their writings being expressly recognized as inspir-
ed by the sacred writers of the New Testament, and es-
pecially by our Saviour.
(2.) With respect to the New Testament, from the sacred writers
expressly claiming inspiration for themselves indivi-
2. From a great many wise and good men of all ages and nations
having agreed to receive the Bible as a divine revelation
(1) Thus the Jews have uniformly acknowledged the scriptures
of the Old Testament as the word of God
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(2) Christians also, from the earliest ages to the present time,
have testified their belief of the inspiration both of the
Old and New Testaments, and in many instances laid
down their lives in testimony of their unshaken belief
3. From the matter contained in the scriptures requiring a divine
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(7.) Redemption from sin and death through his blood
(8.) The atonement
(9.) Justification
(10.) Adoption
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4. From the scheme of doctrine and morality contained in the Bible
being so exalted, pure, and benevolent, that God alone could
either devise or appoint it
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