NEW

FAMILY LIBRARY.

VOL. III.

Evidences of Bevealed Religion.

ESSAY ON THE DIVINE AUTHORITY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. BY THE REV. GEO. SCOTT, CUPAR-FIFE.

ESSAY ON THE DIVINE AUTHORITY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. BY DAVID BOGUE, D. D., LATE OF GOSPORT.

WERENFELS' DISSERTATIONS ON THE EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY. TRANSLATED BY THE REV. DAVID DUNCAN, HOWGATE.

ESSAY ON FAITH. BY THE REV. THOMAS HALYBURTON, LATE PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY, ST ANDREWS.

THE STANDING USE OF THE SCRIPTURE. BY JOHN GUYSE, D. D., LATE OF

LONDON.

EDINBURGH:

THOMAS AFFLECK; WAUGH AND INNES; AND
THOMAS IRELAND, JUNIOR;

AND ANDREW RUTHERGLEN AND CO., GLASGOW.

MDCCCXXXV.

GENERAL INTRODUCTION.

CONTENTS.

SCOTT'S ESSAY ON THE DIVINE AUTHORITY OF

THE OLD TESTAMENT.

INTRODUCTION,

CHAP. I. The Old Testament viewed as a Historical Record of

God's Moral Government of the World,

II. The History of the Old Testament supported by numerous

ancient traditions of almost all nations, but greatly su-

perior in every respect to all other ancient histories.

Its genuineness,

III. The Divine Evidence in Authentication of the Record

of Facts and Doctrines,

IV. The successive Development of Revelation in direct ana-

logy with the progress of man in knowledge,

V. The Preparatory Dispensations of Religion, in the mode

of their being inculcated, in adaptation to the character

of man as rude and unlearned, hence proved to be of

Divine Authority,

VI. History of the Israelites in connexion with their obedience

or disobedience to the law, a Proof that the System

was given by God, and under his constant administra-

tion,

VII. Unity of the Plan,

SHORT MEMOIR OF DR BOGUE,

PREFACE,

BOGUE'S ESSAY ON THE DIVINE AUTHORITY OF

THE NEW TESTAMENT.

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vii

INTRODUCTION,

CHAP. I. On the Evidence for the Divine Authority of the New

Testament, arising from the Principles which it con-

tains,

1

6

17

46

72

91

115

133

139

143

150

CHAP. II. Of the Evidence for the Divine Authority of the New

Testament, arising from considerations suggested by its

contents,

V. Of the Evidence for the Divine Authority of the New

Testament, arising from Miracles,

III. Of the Evidence for the Divine Authority of the New

Testament, arising from the testimony of the Apostles, 196

IV. Of the Evidence for the Divine Authority of the New Tes-

tament, arising from some additional considerations,

which further confirm the Testimony of the Apostles,

VI. Of the Evidence for the Divine Authority of the New

Testament, arising from Prophecy,

VII. Of the Evidence for the Divine Authority of the New

Testament, arising from the success of the Gospel,

VIII. Objections against the Divine Authority of the New

Testament considered,

IX. The Sentiments and Conduct of the Deists briefly con-

sidered,

X. Some Miscellaneous Considerations, and Conclusion,

WERENFELS' DISSERTATIONS.

NOTES, .

SECT. 1.

Of the Testimony of the Church,

2.

Of the Testimony of Scripture itself,

3. Of the Testimony of the Holy Spirit,

HALYBURTON'S ESSAY ON FAITH.

SHORT MEMOIR OF PROFESSOR HALYBURTON.

ESSAY CONCERNING THE NATURE OF FAITH, &c.

CHAP. I. General Remarks,

II. The Nature of Faith, obligation to it, &c.

III. The Ground, or the Formal Reason, whereon Faith

assents to the Scriptures, &c.

Twelve Propositions,

Page

177

PREFACE BY THE TRANSLATOR,

315

DISSERT. On the Motives to Virtue proposed in the Sacred Scriptures, 319

On the Cause of the little influence which these

Motives have on professing Christians,

APPENDIX.

DISSERT. On the Threefold Witness to the Word of God,

206

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258

286

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346

ib.

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391

ib.

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