ISBN: 9781150482601

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 illustra… Plus…

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. 1857 Excerpt: .almost without exceptiond, by narrative-by a statement of facts, (either communicated to them from eyewitnesses, or witnessed by them,) and of words spoken by the Lord Himself. In the Gospels there are but few long detailed and systematic expositions of the great "mystery of 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. 1857 Excerpt: .almost without exceptiond, by narrative-by a statement of facts, (either communicated to them from eyewitnesses, or witnessed by them,) and of words spoken by the Lord Himself. In the Gospels there are but few long detailed and systematic expositions of the great "mystery of godliness," such as are subsequently found in the Epistles, and little exposition is given by the writers on Jesus Himself or His doctrine. What we have is from recorded facts, from the Lord's own words, written down for our learning, from His actions, from His sufferings, and from the notices of His glorification. To use Campbell's words, in one of his Dissertations6, which bears closely on our present subject, "The historians, with whom we are here concerned, do, in their own character, neither explainf nor command, promise nor threaten, commend nor blame, but preserve one even tenor in exhibiting the facts entirely unembellished, reporting in singleness of heart both what was done by their Master, likewise what was said, and what was done to Him, by either friends or enemies." In fact, the evangelists just speak as "witnesses"-a character not less appropriate for them than it was for the apostle who filled up Judas's place, and has this very term affixed to his offices. We do not, of course, here mean "witnesses by their own eyes or senses" in every thing they tell, but witnesses as taught by the Holy Spirit to bear witness unto Christ. Now the special office of a witness is, to narrate what he knows in the simplest form, without expression of any personal view, without ornament, and without attempt to impress his hearers otherwise than by the facts which he has to tell. And this is precisely the style of the evangelists. They give an account. Books, History~~General, Sermons-On-The-Person-Words-And-Works-Of-Our-Lord-Jesus-Christ~~Francis-Trench, 999999999, Sermons On The Person, Words And Works Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Francis Trench, 1150482605, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781150482601

Sermons On The Person, Words And Works Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Francis Trench, Books, Sermons On The Person, Words And Works Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Books General Books publication dat… Plus…

Sermons On The Person, Words And Works Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Francis Trench, Books, Sermons On The Person, Words And Works Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Books General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1857 Original Publisher: s.n. Subjects: Law / General Law / Administrative Law<