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Page 11
... suppose that we are called upon to give our assent to a rule of interpretation which is not founded in the usages of men , nay which is even contrary to these or inconsistent with them , are we obliged to yield assent ? Just as much , I ...
... suppose that we are called upon to give our assent to a rule of interpretation which is not founded in the usages of men , nay which is even contrary to these or inconsistent with them , are we obliged to yield assent ? Just as much , I ...
Page 12
... suppose that there is a vлóvoa , i . e . an occult or secondary and spiritual mean- ing , by virtue of which the Psalm becomes applicable to Christ , the true and spiritual Messiah . So , to produce another example , if we interpret the ...
... suppose that there is a vлóvoa , i . e . an occult or secondary and spiritual mean- ing , by virtue of which the Psalm becomes applicable to Christ , the true and spiritual Messiah . So , to produce another example , if we interpret the ...
Page 14
... suppose that the inspired writers are to be compared to the authors of riddles , conun- drums , enigmas , and ambiguous heathen oracles . How then can we prescribe a rule of interpretation , and apply this rule to the Scriptures , when ...
... suppose that the inspired writers are to be compared to the authors of riddles , conun- drums , enigmas , and ambiguous heathen oracles . How then can we prescribe a rule of interpretation , and apply this rule to the Scriptures , when ...
Page 15
... suppose , because the Bible is a divine book , that its manner , style , or diction , differs essentially from those of all other books ? We may well suppose the matter to transcend the discov- eries of unenlightened reason .. But why ...
... suppose , because the Bible is a divine book , that its manner , style , or diction , differs essentially from those of all other books ? We may well suppose the matter to transcend the discov- eries of unenlightened reason .. But why ...
Page 17
... suppose words are to be employed , and sentences con- structed and interpreted , in a manner entirely new and different from all that has hitherto been known or prac- tised , then there is no source from which we can derive rules to ...
... suppose words are to be employed , and sentences con- structed and interpreted , in a manner entirely new and different from all that has hitherto been known or prac- tised , then there is no source from which we can derive rules to ...
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