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 GOD hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved._ THE DOCTRINE OF ARBITRARY SCRIPTURAL ACCOMMODATION CONSIDERED. Many insidious methods of denying the Inspiration of Scripture 184 The most subtle method of all, characterized 185 The term "Accommodation" not in itself objectionable 187 Arbitrary Accommodation explained 188 Reasons for rejecting this theory 189 Learned research proves that the theory is gratuitous 190 St. Paul's exposition of a passage in Deuteronomy xxx, (Rom. x. 6 to 9,) proposed for examination 191 License of Inspired quotation 194 How the phenomenon is to be regarded 195 St. Paul's exposition examined by the light of unassisted Reason 198 Shewn not to be an instance of arbitrary Accommodation, but of genuine Interpretation 211 The success or failure of such inquiries, unimportant 212 No "Accommodation" when an inspired writer quotes Scripture 213 Remarks on Inspired Reasoning 215 SERMON VII. ST. MARK xii. 24. _Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, neither the power of GOD._ THE MARVELS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE,--MORAL AND PHYSICAL.--JAEL'S DEED DEFENDED.--MIRACLES VINDICATED.