Illustrations of the Practical Power of Faith, Discourses
by Thomas Binney (9780217229708)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SERMON I. THE NATURE OF FAITH. HEB. XI. 1, 2, 6. Now faith is tJie substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen... By it the elders obtained a good report Without faith it is impossible to please God]: for lie that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the most remarkable of the apostolic compositions. Considered as a composition, it is obviously the production of no ordinary man. It is not to be denied, that, at times, it is rather difficult to determine the precise meaning of the writer, or to detect the exact point of his allusions. In general, however, the book is sufficiently perspicuous; even its darkest passages amply repay the labour required to explore them; and not seldom is that labour lightened, by our contact with such as are distinguished for incomparable sublimity and beauty. It is not enough, however, to regard the book as a remarkable composition. It is supposed to possess an inspired character, and to be invested with canonical authority. It is usually ascribed to the Apostle Paul. Independently of such arguments in favour of this opinion as it would be improper to present to you from this place, it may be observed, that there is much internal evidence in the writing itself to corroborate and support it. There are trains of abstruse thought; sudden and lengthened digressions; peculiarities of phrase; allusions to personal suffering; intimations of authority; strokes of pathos; abrupt practical appeals; and other distinguishing characteristics of what proceeded from the pen of that eminent Apostle and most extraordinary man. There is nothing, we conceive, incompatible with the inspiration of any writing, in referring, in ...

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