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... light , the poetry of the Scriptures is poetry with all its characteristics ; the prose is prose ; the genealogies are what they purport to be ; the historic narrations are histories ; the psalms are songs of praise ; the proverbs are ...
... light , the poetry of the Scriptures is poetry with all its characteristics ; the prose is prose ; the genealogies are what they purport to be ; the historic narrations are histories ; the psalms are songs of praise ; the proverbs are ...
Page 31
... light from above . It would be gaining not a little , if even so much should be admitted by all . We should then , at least , be kept with- in bounds very narrow , in comparison with those which many interpreters have set up . One ...
... light from above . It would be gaining not a little , if even so much should be admitted by all . We should then , at least , be kept with- in bounds very narrow , in comparison with those which many interpreters have set up . One ...
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... light the matter is viewed , it will not bear the test of rigid scrutiny . At all events , let those who have a predominant inclination to this fancy work , go no further than they themselves will venture to maintain that the writers of ...
... light the matter is viewed , it will not bear the test of rigid scrutiny . At all events , let those who have a predominant inclination to this fancy work , go no further than they themselves will venture to maintain that the writers of ...
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... light and warmth over all the earth . But if Newton or La Place were to converse with any persons destitute of astronomical knowledge , they would of course employ the word sun only in a sense in- telligible to them . On any other ...
... light and warmth over all the earth . But if Newton or La Place were to converse with any persons destitute of astronomical knowledge , they would of course employ the word sun only in a sense in- telligible to them . On any other ...
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... light , are words that convey ideas to our minds which are definite to a certain extent . But beyond this they designate nothing specific . If these words are still employed by any one in order to designate a supposed something beyond ...
... light , are words that convey ideas to our minds which are definite to a certain extent . But beyond this they designate nothing specific . If these words are still employed by any one in order to designate a supposed something beyond ...
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adverted ancient Antiochus Epiphanes Apocalypse apostle appearance applied beast believe Bible book of Daniel chap Christ Christian church concede course declarations designated divine double sense earth employed exegesis exhibited expositors Ezek Ezekiel fact fancy future give given Gog and Magog ground heaven Hebrew hermeneutics holy inspired Irenaeus Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Judas Maccabaeus Judea Justin Martyr king kingdom laws of language literal manner Matt matter meaning meant merely Messiah millennial Millennium mind nations nature Nero object occult sense Old Testament Palestine Papias passages period persecuting plain plainly predicted present preter principles of interpretation prophecy prophets Psalm question reader reason reign respect resurrection revelation Romans saints Saviour Scrip Scriptures sequel seven speak spiritual stand suppose symbol take place temple Tertullian things thousand tion tures understand understood usage uttered Vespasian whole words writer