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J Edwards

Your quote from Warfield argues strongly against those who would say that if there are modern prophecies today, they should be added to the canon.

J Edwards wrote,
>> In an article originally published in 1892 Warfield writes, "In every case the principle on which a book was accepted, or doubts about it laid aside, was the historical tradition of apostolicity." However, "the principle of canonicity was not apostolic authorship, but imposition by the apostles as 'law.'" Warfield then further explains, “The authority of the apostles, as by divine appointment founders of the Church, was embodied in whatever books they imposed on the Church as law, not merely in those they themselves had written.”<<

Since modern prophecies did not come from the 12 Paul, etc., they were not included in the canon. Neither were all the genuine prophecies spoken by the Christians in Corinth.

Of course, Warfield’s explanation here leaves out an explanation of how the church was to determine which books were given as ‘law.’ But that is another issue.