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Page 46
God , as it is alleged , had undoubtedly a definite meaning in his own mind ,
which he attached to the language that was employed , but this meaning was
designedly veiled from men in general , and sometimes even from the prophets ...
God , as it is alleged , had undoubtedly a definite meaning in his own mind ,
which he attached to the language that was employed , but this meaning was
designedly veiled from men in general , and sometimes even from the prophets ...
Page 51
then , and in respect to most objects there are , many things appertaining , which
no human language describes or can describe ; and this for the simple reason ,
that language is employed to describe what we do know , or suppose ourselves ...
then , and in respect to most objects there are , many things appertaining , which
no human language describes or can describe ; and this for the simple reason ,
that language is employed to describe what we do know , or suppose ourselves ...
Page 72
In like manner the number three is somewhat often employed in the sacred
writings ; and occasionally the number ten , forty , a hundred , and especially a
thousand . This last number is employed where a quantity of time , space , etc . , '
is ...
In like manner the number three is somewhat often employed in the sacred
writings ; and occasionally the number ten , forty , a hundred , and especially a
thousand . This last number is employed where a quantity of time , space , etc . , '
is ...
Page 74
In fact , even those numbers , which are often employed in a tropical or
symbolical way , are to be thus understood only when there is good reason to be
found in the context , for supposing that the writer meant to employ them in this
way .
In fact , even those numbers , which are often employed in a tropical or
symbolical way , are to be thus understood only when there is good reason to be
found in the context , for supposing that the writer meant to employ them in this
way .
Page 147
Let him call to mind , moreover , that the language employed in the last
twentyseven chapters of Isaiah , in order to describe the return from the
Babylonish captivity , and the prosperity which would ensue , is scarcely , if at all ,
less glowing than ...
Let him call to mind , moreover , that the language employed in the last
twentyseven chapters of Isaiah , in order to describe the return from the
Babylonish captivity , and the prosperity which would ensue , is scarcely , if at all ,
less glowing than ...
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| Title | Hints on the Interpretation of Prophecy ATLA monograph preservation program |
| Author | Moses Stuart |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Allen, Morrill & Wardwell, 1842 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 30 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0790503514, 9780790503516 |
| Length | 194 pages |
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