The whole works of the late Rev. James Hervey, A. M., rector of Weston-Favel, in Northamptonshire Volume 5 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1154097498 ISBN 13: 9781154097498

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1810 Excerpt: ... periority to Moses, Joshua, and Samuel; this the history (rise criticism, and resent the indignity!) that is spoken of with applause and rapture, even while the sacred annals are treated with disrespect and obloquy. I might recount the glorious privileges exhibited in this blessed book; the inestimable promises made to the righteous; the tenderly-compassionate invitations addressed to sinners; the refined and exalted displays of morality; with many other noble particulars; which it is the prerogative of scripture to contain,--the wisdom of mankind to believe,--and the only felicity of our nature to be interested in them, and influenced by them. But my Lord is ready to agree on these topics. He expresses, in some places at least, no dislike or the doctrinal and prophetical parts. Nay, he has contrived an expedient to rescue them from the dishonour which he would bring upon the historical. He allows the former to be written under the inspiration of the holy and unerring Spirit. The latter, he affirms, are "purely human, and therefore fallible." Page 96. Proceeding upon this supposition, he scruples not to represent them, as the devices of craft, or the blunders of ignorance.f 1 must beg leave to observe, that such a distinction is without the least ground of reality to support it; and would, if admitted, be an effectual method to subvert the whole of revelation. For, if it could be proved, that the authors of this history were so weak as to fall into palpable errors, where a common degree of sagacity would nave secured them from mistaking; or if they were so treacherous as to palm upon the world a multiplicity of forgeries; so impious as to ascribe their falsehoods to the God of truth; this would at once ruin their character as men, and destroy their credit a...

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