Importance of Clerical Learning

Download or read book Importance of Clerical Learning written by John R. Goodman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Importance of Clerical Learning: A Sermon, Delivered Before the Convention of the Diocese of North-Carolina, Held at Washington, 7th of May, 1834 The claims that are now made in behalf Of the New Testa ment writers, are not affected, in the most remote degree, by the Objection, that they were divinely inspired; and that, consequently, the learning which they exhibit was a special gift and endowment, directly and not mediately received, and only conferred for a particular substantive purpose. The whole of the assertion is granted, not for the sake of the argument, but because the very concession is made which is required. If the sacred writers were gifted with miraculous knowledge, to the end that they might become the recorders of eternal truth, was not the importance of learning, in dis charging their holy work, evident in its very bestowal'! It matters not, when their intellectual qualifications were made sufficient, or how long, or how brief, was the preparation, or even that a divine energy alone expelled the darkness of previous ignorance from their minds -they were fitted for the distinguished honor to which they had been called by the Spirit of Truth. The means were enjoyed by them, and they were necessary, else had they not been dispensed. They belonged'to those second causes by which the almighty condescends to effect his gracious plans; and they were of sufficient importance to call for the exercise of a miraculous power, that they might be possessed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.