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... sense . The second , that some other prophecies have a meaning which is so concealed and obscure , that it can never be discovered until the events take place to which they refer . The third is , that the leading designations of time in ...
... sense . The second , that some other prophecies have a meaning which is so concealed and obscure , that it can never be discovered until the events take place to which they refer . The third is , that the leading designations of time in ...
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... 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 interpretation ...
... 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 interpretation ...
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... SENSE of prophecy . The bearing of what has been said , the reader will speedily perceive . Our first question , as above proposed , is , whether we are to regard the position , that " there are many occult passages in the prophecies ...
... SENSE of prophecy . The bearing of what has been said , the reader will speedily perceive . Our first question , as above proposed , is , whether we are to regard the position , that " there are many occult passages in the prophecies ...
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Moses Stuart. I must first of all define the meaning of double sense , so that the subject of discussion may be distinctly understood . If we ascribe to any passage of Scripture a literal , ob- vious , historical sense , and interpret it ...
Moses Stuart. I must first of all define the meaning of double sense , so that the subject of discussion may be distinctly understood . If we ascribe to any passage of Scripture a literal , ob- vious , historical sense , and interpret it ...
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... SENSE OF PROPHECY . 13 difficulty in such a direct and palpably occult sense through- ...
... SENSE OF PROPHECY . 13 difficulty in such a direct and palpably occult sense through- ...
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