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Page 4
... plain , fair , and natural interpre- tation , and that historical facts accord with such an interpre- tation , the stumbling block that is cast in our way would seem to be removed . An attempt to do this , in regard to some of the more ...
... plain , fair , and natural interpre- tation , and that historical facts accord with such an interpre- tation , the stumbling block that is cast in our way would seem to be removed . An attempt to do this , in regard to some of the more ...
Page 8
... plain , and so well fortified against all objections , that most exposi- tors have deemed it quite useless even to attempt to defend them . One might indeed almost compare the ready and unwavering assumption of these propositions , to ...
... plain , and so well fortified against all objections , that most exposi- tors have deemed it quite useless even to attempt to defend them . One might indeed almost compare the ready and unwavering assumption of these propositions , to ...
Page 15
... plain than the proposition , that when God speaks to men for their instruction , he speaks by man , and for men , and therefore expects to be understood . Did ever a considerate father undertake to teach his children , and yet employ ...
... plain than the proposition , that when God speaks to men for their instruction , he speaks by man , and for men , and therefore expects to be understood . Did ever a considerate father undertake to teach his children , and yet employ ...
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... plain and direct . Indeed , the bare statement of the whole matter affords evidence enough , that we can never pretend to rely on an occult meaning as the foundation of an argument , by which any , even the least important , position is ...
... plain and direct . Indeed , the bare statement of the whole matter affords evidence enough , that we can never pretend to rely on an occult meaning as the foundation of an argument , by which any , even the least important , position is ...
Page 31
... the New Testament , so far as the subject of prediction or prophecy is concerned . The first is too plain to need any particular comment ; it is where a passage in the Old Testament is simply and directly pro- DOUBLE SENSE OF PROPHECY . 31.
... the New Testament , so far as the subject of prediction or prophecy is concerned . The first is too plain to need any particular comment ; it is where a passage in the Old Testament is simply and directly pro- DOUBLE SENSE OF PROPHECY . 31.
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