Inspiration and Interpretation. John William Burgon

Remonstrance 110 Theories of Inspiration to be rejected 115 Remarks on the nature of Inspiration 116 Proof that men generally hold that the words of Scripture are inspired 117 Absolute irrelevancy of objections drawn from the state of the Text of Scripture 118 The Substance of Scripture inseparable from the Form 120 Antichristian spirit of the age 121 The Study of Scripture in a childlike spirit recommended 122

      SUPPLEMENT TO SERMON IV.

	A favourite view of Inspiration stated	126
	Vagueness of this theory	127
	The theory practically tested, and found unmanageable	128
	Further examination of the theory	132
	Our Saviour's reasoning as difficult as that of St. Paul	134

      SERMON V.

      St. Matthew iv. 4. It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

      interpretation of holy scripture.—inspired interpretation.—the bible is not to be interpreted like any other book.—god, (not man,) the real author of the bible.

	Interpretation described	140
	Three sources of Interpretation compared	141
	Eusebius on "the Captain of the Lord's Host"	143
	The principle must be ascertained, on which Inspiration is to be conducted	144
	How this is to be done	145
	This question may not be needlessly encumbered with difficulties	147
	The Holy Spirit's method of Interpretation must be the true method	148
	Specimens of Inspired Interpretation	149
	The very narrative of Scripture mysterious	152
	Divine exposition of the history of Melchizedek	152
	Further proofs of the mysterious texture of Holy Scripture	156
	Moses wrote concerning Christ	157
	Two propositions established by the foregoing inquiry: (1) That the Bible is not to be interpreted like any other book: (2) That the meaning of Scripture is not always only one	160
	Scripture to be interpreted literally	160
	The story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife remarked upon	162
	The Bible is the Word of God	163
	Bishop Butler on Inspiration	165
	Unbelief remonstrated with from the analogy of Nature and of Providence	168
	How the inspired writers may be supposed to have understood what they delivered	171
	The question of Interpretation not be argued on à priori grounds	173
	Interpretation would be hopeless, but that the fountain of Inspiration is one	174
	An apology for these Sermons	177
	Exhortation to transmit the Faith	180

      SERMON VI.

      Romans x. 6–9. But the Righteousness which is of Faith speaketh on this wise—'Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into Heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) or, 'Who shall descend into the deep?' (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? 'The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thine heart:' that is, the word of Faith, which we preach; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that