Psalm 119:97 O how I love your law! it is my meditation all the day. I. THEY ARE INDUBITABLY AUTHENTICATED AND DIVINELY INSPIRED. 1 The concurrent testimony of Jew and Gentile, of friend and foe, borne through successive ages to the present time, ascertains their authenticity and truth. 2. Existing rites and festivals attest the truth of sacred history. 3. The veracity and accuracy of the inspired books received additional confirmation from the undesigned coincidences of expression in the writings of the sacred penmen, with the relations of facts and occurrences by others, or those narrated by themselves on other occasions. 4. But it is not mere accuracy for which we contend, but also for the Divine inspiration of the Scriptures. They were written under the direction and influence of the Holy Ghost. II. THEY ARE THE ONLY INFALLIBLE DEPOSITORIES OF ALL TRUE THEOLOGY AND MORALS. III. THEY HAVE BEEN TRANSMITTED TO US WITHOUT ANY MATERIAL ALTERATIONS OR CORRUPTIONS. IV. THEY HAVE SURVIVED THE MOST RIGOROUS ATTEMPTS OF PAGANISM AND SUPERSTITION TO SUPPRESS OR DESTROY THEM. V. THE SCRIPTURES ARE EVERY WAY DESERVING OF INCESSANT AND DELIGHTFUL STUDY. 1. They develop the origin and destination of man. 2. They unveil the dispensations of Divine Providence. 3. They unfold the astonishing mysteries of redemption. 4. They contain the most sublime morality. 5. They reveal the solemnities of eternity. (J. Townley, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. |
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