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... a rule of interpretation , and apply this rule to the Scriptures , when we are constrained to acknowledge , that no other book on earth , addressed by intelligent and serious men to the reason and under- 14 DOUBLE SENSE OF PROPHECY .
... a rule of interpretation , and apply this rule to the Scriptures , when we are constrained to acknowledge , that no other book on earth , addressed by intelligent and serious men to the reason and under- 14 DOUBLE SENSE OF PROPHECY .
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... earth would hesitate a moment as to the answer which he must give . A revelation must be intelligible , or it is no revelation . It must be made in language that men have been accustomed to use , or they have no key to it . And if it be ...
... earth would hesitate a moment as to the answer which he must give . A revelation must be intelligible , or it is no revelation . It must be made in language that men have been accustomed to use , or they have no key to it . And if it be ...
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... earth ? To prevent all misunderstanding of what I mean , how- ever , it is proper to add here , that I do not by any means design to detract from the force of those passages of Scrip- ture , which declare that religious experience is ...
... earth ? To prevent all misunderstanding of what I mean , how- ever , it is proper to add here , that I do not by any means design to detract from the force of those passages of Scrip- ture , which declare that religious experience is ...
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... earth can bear comparison with them , as to adaptedness for conveying , at all times and in every possible manner , both doctrine and practical instruction ? Even the least important part of them , ( if indeed it is lawful to say that ...
... earth can bear comparison with them , as to adaptedness for conveying , at all times and in every possible manner , both doctrine and practical instruction ? Even the least important part of them , ( if indeed it is lawful to say that ...
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... earth for his possession ; nor were his enemies broken in pieces like a potter's vessel ; nor are all men in- vited to put their trust in him . Solomon was not most mighty in war ; nor did his right hand teach terrible things ; nor was ...
... earth for his possession ; nor were his enemies broken in pieces like a potter's vessel ; nor are all men in- vited to put their trust in him . Solomon was not most mighty in war ; nor did his right hand teach terrible things ; nor was ...
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