In the preface to my second edition of the "Hebrew Monarchy," I found reason to explain briefly in what sense I use the word inspiration.

I said, I found it to be current in three senses; "first, as an extraordinary influence peculiar to a few persons, as to prophets and apostles; secondly, _as an ordinary influence of the Divine Spirit on the hearts of men, which quickens and strengthens their moral and spiritual powers_, and is accessible to them all (in a certain stage of development) _in some proportion to their own faithfulness._ The third view teaches that genius and inspiration are two names for one thing....

_Christians for the most part hold the two first conceptions_, though they generally call the second _spiritual influence_, not inspiration; the third, seems to be common in the Old Testament.

It so happens that the _second is the only inspiration which I hold._" [I here super-add the italics] On this passage Mr.
Rogers commented as follows ("Defence" p.

156):-- "The latest utterance of Mr.Newman on the subject [of inspiration] that I have read, occurs in his preface to the second edition of his "Hebrew Monarchy," where he tells us, that he believes it is an influence accessible to all men, _in a certain stage of development_! [Italics.] Surely it will be time to consider his theory of inspiration, when he has told us a little more about it.