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Page 9
... reason and common sense of men , at all times and in all ages , applied to the interpretation of language either spoken or written . The faculty of interpreting is as natu- ral as the faculty of speaking ; and the rules or principles of ...
... reason and common sense of men , at all times and in all ages , applied to the interpretation of language either spoken or written . The faculty of interpreting is as natu- ral as the faculty of speaking ; and the rules or principles of ...
Page 10
... reason have prescribed , or any principle beyond the circle of that prescription , cannot be safely trusted . Should any one ask : Why do the proper principles of Hermeneu- tics address themselves to all intelligent men with an im ...
... reason have prescribed , or any principle beyond the circle of that prescription , cannot be safely trusted . Should any one ask : Why do the proper principles of Hermeneu- tics address themselves to all intelligent men with an im ...
Page 13
... reason as to the interpretation of language , that little or no serious evil can well be supposed to flow from it . The imagina- tion of some readers may be excited and pleased by the in- genuity of such devices , but the sober ...
... reason as to the interpretation of language , that little or no serious evil can well be supposed to flow from it . The imagina- tion of some readers may be excited and pleased by the in- genuity of such devices , but the sober ...
Page 14
... 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 .
... 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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... reason .. But why should the man- ner of communicating information to us , differ from what is usual and common among men ? Nay , we may boldly advance further and ask : How could the Bible be what it is , viz . , a revelation from God ...
... reason .. But why should the man- ner of communicating information to us , differ from what is usual and common among men ? Nay , we may boldly advance further and ask : How could the Bible be what it is , viz . , a revelation from God ...
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