Excerpt from SermonsThe allusion here is to the prophets and writers Of the Old Testament Scriptures, and the truth asserted is, that what they wrote is truly and divinely inspired. The apostle Paul declares this same truth in other and more direct, but not, we think, in more emphatic lan guage, as when he says: All Scripture is given by inspiration Of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction in righteousness. The connec tion shows that it is to this truth that the apostle Peter refers in the text. The connection runs in these words We have also a more sure word of prophecy, where unto ye do well to take heed, as unto a light that shin eth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first that no prophecy Of the Scripture is Of any private interpreta tion: For the prophecy came not of Old time by the will of man: but holy men Of God Spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.