Chapter 7

INSPIRATION AND THE CANON. General Remarks--1. Rule of Judgment determined--It is the Writer's Relation to Christ--2. Christ Himself Infallible--3. _The Apostles_--They held the nearest Relation to Him--Their Infallibility as Teachers shown--From the Necessity of the Case--From Christ's Express Promises--From their Own Declarations-- Summary of the Argument in Respect to the Apostles--4. Inspiration of the _Apostolic Men_--5. Argument from the Character of the Books of the New Testament--6. The Inspiration of the Sacred Writers Plenary-- 7. Principles on which the Canon is formed