External:
(1) antiquity
(2) duration and wonderful preservation
(3) with regard to its instruments and amanuenses, the human
authors, their sincerity and candor
(4) its adjuncts, the number, constancy and condition of the
martyrs who sealed it with their blood (p63). And the many miracles God worked
to induce belief in the divinity of the Bible. (p63). The consent of all people
in receiving these books
Internal:
(1) the matter – wonderfully sublime mysteries e.g. Trinity,
Incarnation; the purity of its precepts; predictive prophecy fulfilled
(2) style – majesty, simplicity, boldness etc.
(3) form – divine agreement and entire harmony between
books, writers etc.
(4) the end – the glory of God and the salvation and
holiness of people
(5) its effects – light and efficacy in generating faith and
piety, triumphing over the kingdom of Satan
(IET, vol 1, pp63-64)
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