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2001 3, 2 | Deum" (This word was in the beginning with God), arises 2002 3, 2 | unwillingness to confess that the Word was God. But this must 2003 3, 2 | this must be rejected by the rule of faith, which, in 2004 3, 2 | which, in reference to the equality of the Trinity, 2005 3, 2 | reference to the equality of the Trinity, directs us to say: " 2006 3, 2 | et Deus erat verbum" (and the Word was God); and then 2007 3, 2 | in principio apud Deum" (the same was in the beginning 2008 3, 2 | apud Deum" (the same was in the beginning with God). ~ 2009 3, 2 | But the following ambiguity of punctuation 2010 3, 2 | punctuation does not go against the faith in either way you 2011 3, 2 | therefore must be decided from the context. It is where the 2012 3, 2 | the context. It is where the apostle says: "What I shall 2013 3, 2 | nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for 2014 3, 2 | and sees a necessity for the other; a desire, viz., to 2015 3, 2 | a necessity to remain in the flesh. Now this ambiguity 2016 3, 2 | translated denim [for]; and the translators who have omitted 2017 3, 2 | particle have preferred the interpretation which makes 2018 3, 2 | interpretation which makes the apostle seem not only in 2019 3, 2 | must therefore punctuate the sentence thus: "et quid 2020 3, 2 | for this in preference to the other, he adds: "multo enim 2021 3, 2 | is he in a strait betwixt the two? Because there is a 2022 3, 2 | nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for 2023 3, 2 | Where, however, the ambiguity cannot be cleared 2024 3, 2 | be cleared up, either by the rule of faith or by the 2025 3, 2 | the rule of faith or by the context, there is nothing 2026 3, 2 | nothing to hinder us to point the sentence according to any 2027 3, 2 | suggest themselves. As is the case in that passage to 2028 3, 2 | case in that passage to the Corinthians: "Having therefore 2029 3, 2 | ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting 2030 3, 2 | perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Receive us; 2031 3, 2 | ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit], in accordance 2032 3, 2 | spirit], in accordance with the passage, "that she may be 2033 3, 2 | ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh], so as to make the 2034 3, 2 | the flesh], so as to make the next sentence, "et spiritus 2035 3, 2 | perfecting holiness of spirit in the fear of God, receive us]. 2036 3, 2 | therefore, are left to the reader's discretion. ~ 2037 3, 3 | And all the directions that I have given 2038 3, 3 | be observed likewise in the case of doubtful pronunciations. 2039 3, 3 | pronunciations. For these too, unless the fault lies in the carelessness 2040 3, 3 | unless the fault lies in the carelessness of the reader, 2041 3, 3 | lies in the carelessness of the reader, are corrected either 2042 3, 3 | are corrected either by the rule of faith, or by a reference 2043 3, 3 | faith, or by a reference to the preceding or succeeding 2044 3, 3 | remain doubtful, but so that the reader will not be in fault 2045 3, 3 | elect, did not stand in the way, this passage, "Who 2046 3, 3 | Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?" 2047 3, 3 | he that condemneth?" with the answer, "Christ Jesus who 2048 3, 3 | died." But as it would be the height of madness to believe 2049 3, 3 | madness to believe this, the passage will be pronounced 2050 3, 3 | in such a way as to make the first part a question of 2051 3, 3 | question of inquiry, and the second a rhetorical interrogative. 2052 3, 3 | rhetorical interrogative. Now the ancients said that the difference 2053 3, 3 | Now the ancients said that the difference between an inquiry 2054 3, 3 | but to an interrogative the answer must be either "No" 2055 3, 3 | be either "No" or "Yes." The passage will be pronounced, 2056 3, 3 | in such a way that after the inquiry, "Who shall lay 2057 3, 3 | Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?" 2058 3, 3 | Shall God who justifieth?" the answer "No" being understood. 2059 3, 3 | being understood. And in the same way we shall have the 2060 3, 3 | the same way we shall have the inquiry, "Who is he that 2061 3, 3 | he that condemneth?" and the answer here again in the 2062 3, 3 | the answer here again in the form of an interrogative, " 2063 3, 3 | risen again? who is even at the right hand of God? who also 2064 3, 3 | maketh intercession for us?" the answer "No" being understood 2065 3, 3 | one of these questions. On the other hand, in that passage 2066 3, 3 | hand, in that passage where the apostle says, "What shall 2067 3, 3 | shall we say then? That the Gentiles which followed 2068 3, 3 | righteousness;" unless after the inquiry, "What shall we 2069 3, 3 | what follows were given as the answer to this question: " 2070 3, 3 | to this question: "That the Gentiles, which followed 2071 3, 3 | would not be in harmony with the succeeding context. But 2072 3, 3 | that "out of Nazareth" is the only part that belongs to 2073 3, 3 | only part that belongs to the interrogation, or with that 2074 3, 3 | with that of a man who asks the whole question with doubt 2075 3, 3 | ambiguity arising out of the doubtful sound of syllables; 2076 3, 3 | pronunciation. For example, in the passage, "My bone [os meum] 2077 3, 3 | secret," it is not clear to the reader whether he should 2078 3, 3 | reader whether he should take the word "os" as short or long. 2079 3, 3 | he make it short, it is the singular of ossa [bones]; 2080 3, 3 | if he make it long, it is the singular of ora [mouths]. 2081 3, 3 | cleared up by looking into the original tongue, for in 2082 3, 3 | original tongue, for in the Greek we find not "stome" [ 2083 3, 3 | bone]. And for this reason the vulgar idiom is frequently 2084 3, 3 | more useful in conveying the sense than the pure speech 2085 3, 3 | conveying the sense than the pure speech of the educated. 2086 3, 3 | than the pure speech of the educated. For I would rather 2087 3, 3 | For I would rather have the barbarism, "non est absconditum 2088 3, 3 | te ossum meum", than have the passage in better Latin 2089 3, 3 | passage in better Latin but the sense less clear. But sometimes 2090 3, 3 | clear. But sometimes when the sound of a syllable is doubtful, 2091 3, 3 | word near it belonging to the same sentence. As, for example, 2092 3, 3 | example, that saying of the apostle, "Of the which I 2093 3, 3 | saying of the apostle, "Of the which I tell you before [ 2094 3, 3 | things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." Now if 2095 3, 3 | if he had only said, "Of the which I tell you before [ 2096 3, 3 | know without going back to the original whether in the 2097 3, 3 | the original whether in the word praedico the middle 2098 3, 3 | whether in the word praedico the middle syllable should be 2099 3, 4 | pronunciation, are to be examined in the same way. For example, that 2100 3, 4 | For example, that one in the Epistle to the Thessalonians: " 2101 3, 4 | that one in the Epistle to the Thessalonians: "Propterea 2102 3, 4 | fratres" [brethren] is in the vocative or accusative case, 2103 3, 4 | take it either way. But in the Greek language the two cases 2104 3, 4 | But in the Greek language the two cases are not the same 2105 3, 4 | language the two cases are not the same in form; and accordingly, 2106 3, 4 | accordingly, when we look into the original, the case is shown 2107 3, 4 | look into the original, the case is shown to be vocative. 2108 3, 4 | shown to be vocative. Now if the translator had chosen to 2109 3, 4 | he would have followed the words less literally, but 2110 3, 4 | have been less doubt about the meaning; or, indeed, if 2111 3, 4 | would have doubted that the vocative case was meant 2112 3, 4 | however in that passage to the Corinthians, where the apostle 2113 3, 4 | to the Corinthians, where the apostle says, "I protest 2114 3, 4 | vestram" juro "gloriam", the form of adjuration appearing 2115 3, 4 | adjuration appearing in the Greek without any ambiguity. 2116 3, 4 | to find any ambiguity in the case of proper words, as 2117 3, 4 | concerned, which neither the context, showing the design 2118 3, 4 | neither the context, showing the design of the writer, nor 2119 3, 4 | context, showing the design of the writer, nor a comparison 2120 3, 4 | translations, nor a reference to the original tongue, will suffice 2121 3, 5 | wretched slavery which takes the figurative expressions of 2122 3, 5 | But the ambiguities of metaphorical 2123 3, 5 | ordinary care and diligence. In the first place, we must beware 2124 3, 5 | expression literally. For the saying of the apostle applies 2125 3, 5 | literally. For the saying of the apostle applies in this 2126 3, 5 | applies in this case too: "The letter killeth, but the 2127 3, 5 | The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." For 2128 3, 5 | is more fittingly called the death of the soul than when 2129 3, 5 | fittingly called the death of the soul than when that in it 2130 3, 5 | it which raises it above the brutes, the intelligence 2131 3, 5 | raises it above the brutes, the intelligence namely, is 2132 3, 5 | is put in subjection to the flesh by a blind adherence 2133 3, 5 | by a blind adherence to the letter. For he who follows 2134 3, 5 | letter. For he who follows the letter takes figurative 2135 3, 5 | signification; but, if he hears of the Sabbath, for example, thinks 2136 3, 5 | example, thinks of nothing but the one day out of seven which 2137 3, 5 | carry his thoughts beyond the customary offerings of victims 2138 3, 5 | offerings of victims from the flock, and of the fruits 2139 3, 5 | victims from the flock, and of the fruits of the earth. Now 2140 3, 5 | flock, and of the fruits of the earth. Now it is surely 2141 3, 5 | surely a miserable slavery of the soul to take signs for things, 2142 3, 5 | and to be unable to lift the eye of the mind above what 2143 3, 5 | unable to lift the eye of the mind above what is corporeal 2144 3, 6 | chap. 6. Utility of the bondage of the Jews~ 2145 3, 6 | Utility of the bondage of the Jews~ 2146 3, 6 | This bondage, however, in the case of the Jewish people, 2147 3, 6 | however, in the case of the Jewish people, differed 2148 3, 6 | widely from what it was in the case of the other nations; 2149 3, 6 | what it was in the case of the other nations; because, 2150 3, 6 | nations; because, though the former were in bondage to 2151 3, 6 | a way that in all these the One God was put before their 2152 3, 6 | although they paid attention to the signs of spiritual realities 2153 3, 6 | spiritual realities in place of the realities themselves, not 2154 3, 6 | themselves, not knowing to what the signs referred, still they 2155 3, 6 | bondage they were doing the pleasure of the one invisible 2156 3, 6 | were doing the pleasure of the one invisible God of all. 2157 3, 6 | invisible God of all. And the apostle describes this bondage 2158 3, 6 | like to that of boys under the guidance of a schoolmaster. 2159 3, 6 | Lord's neglect of them when the time for their revelation 2160 3, 6 | against Him that He healed on the Sabbath, and the people, 2161 3, 6 | healed on the Sabbath, and the people, clinging to these 2162 3, 6 | refused to observe them in the way the Jews did was God, 2163 3, 6 | observe them in the way the Jews did was God, or came 2164 3, 6 | believe, from among whom the first Church at Jerusalem 2165 3, 6 | been to be so guided by the schoolmaster that signs, 2166 3, 6 | for a season imposed on the obedient, fixed the thoughts 2167 3, 6 | imposed on the obedient, fixed the thoughts of those who observed 2168 3, 6 | those who observed them on the worship of the One God who 2169 3, 6 | observed them on the worship of the One God who made heaven 2170 3, 6 | spiritual things (for even in the temporal and carnal offerings 2171 3, 6 | they had learnt to adore the One Eternal God,) were filled 2172 3, 6 | filled with such a measure of the Holy Spirit that they sold 2173 3, 6 | and laid their price at the apostles' feet to be distributed 2174 3, 6 | to be distributed among the needy, and consecrated themselves 2175 3, 6 | as a new temple, of which the old temple they were serving 2176 3, 6 | they were serving was but the earthly type. ~ 2177 3, 6 | not recorded that any of the Gentile churches did this, 2178 3, 7 | chap. 7. The useless bondage of the gentiles~ 2179 3, 7 | The useless bondage of the gentiles~ 2180 3, 7 | used them in reference to the worship and adoration of 2181 3, 7 | worship and adoration of the creature. What difference 2182 3, 7 | to me, for instance, that the image of Neptune is not 2183 3, 7 | but only as representing the wide ocean, and all the 2184 3, 7 | the wide ocean, and all the other waters besides that 2185 3, 7 | temples are wreathed with the resounding sea, whose beard 2186 3, 7 | resounding sea, whose beard is the mighty ocean flowing forth 2187 3, 7 | unceasingly, and whose hair is the winding rivers." This husk 2188 3, 7 | for swine. He who knows the gospel knows what I mean. 2189 3, 7 | is it to me, then, that the image of Neptune is used 2190 3, 7 | explanation of it, unless indeed the result be that I worship 2191 3, 7 | is as much god to me as the wide ocean. I grant, however, 2192 3, 7 | that they who make gods of the works of man have sunk lower 2193 3, 7 | than they who make gods of the works of God. But the command 2194 3, 7 | of the works of God. But the command is that we should 2195 3, 7 | we should love and serve the One God, who is the Maker 2196 3, 7 | serve the One God, who is the Maker of all those things, 2197 3, 7 | Maker of all those things, the images of which are worshipped 2198 3, 7 | which are worshipped by the heathen either as gods, 2199 3, 7 | a useful end instead of the thing itself which it was 2200 3, 7 | to signify, is bondage to the flesh, how much more so 2201 3, 7 | represent useless things for the things themselves! For even 2202 3, 7 | For even if you go back to the very things signified by 2203 3, 7 | and engage your mind in the worship of these, you will 2204 3, 7 | you will not be anything the more free from the burden 2205 3, 7 | anything the more free from the burden and the livery of 2206 3, 7 | free from the burden and the livery of bondage to the 2207 3, 7 | the livery of bondage to the flesh. ~ 2208 3, 8 | chap. 8. The Jews liberated from their 2209 3, 8 | their bondage in one way, the gentiles in another~ 2210 3, 8 | Accordingly the liberty that comes by Christ 2211 3, 8 | to it, and, interpreting the signs to which they were 2212 3, 8 | free by raising them to the realities of which these 2213 3, 8 | out of such were formed the churches of the saints of 2214 3, 8 | were formed the churches of the saints of Israel. Those, 2215 3, 8 | saints of Israel. Those, on the other hand, whom it found 2216 3, 8 | nothing and cleared out of the way all these signs themselves, 2217 3, 8 | signs themselves, so that the gentiles were turned from 2218 3, 8 | gentiles were turned from the corruption of a multitude 2219 3, 8 | speaks of as fornication, to the worship of the One God: 2220 3, 8 | fornication, to the worship of the One God: not that they might 2221 3, 8 | exercise their minds in the spiritual understanding 2222 3, 9 | what it signifies: he, on the other hand, who either uses 2223 3, 9 | understands, does not honour the sign which is seen and temporal, 2224 3, 9 | spiritual and free even at the time of his bondage, when 2225 3, 9 | spiritual persons belonged the patriarchs and the prophets, 2226 3, 9 | belonged the patriarchs and the prophets, and all those 2227 3, 9 | prophets, and all those among the people of Israel through 2228 3, 9 | through whose instrumentality the Holy Spirit ministered unto 2229 3, 9 | Spirit ministered unto us the aids and consolations of 2230 3, 9 | aids and consolations of the Scriptures. But at the present 2231 3, 9 | of the Scriptures. But at the present time, after that 2232 3, 9 | present time, after that the proof of our liberty has 2233 3, 9 | shone forth so clearly in the resurrection of our Lord, 2234 3, 9 | we are not oppressed with the heavy burden of attending 2235 3, 9 | significance, and most sacred in the observance; such, for example, 2236 3, 9 | observance; such, for example, as the Sacrament of baptism, and 2237 3, 9 | Sacrament of baptism, and the celebration of the body 2238 3, 9 | and the celebration of the body and blood of the Lord. 2239 3, 9 | of the body and blood of the Lord. And as soon as any 2240 3, 9 | freedom. Now, as to follow the letter, and to take signs 2241 3, 9 | letter, and to take signs for the things that are signified 2242 3, 9 | interpret signs wrongly is the result of being misled by 2243 3, 9 | interpreting them wrongly, to draw the neck from under the yoke 2244 3, 9 | draw the neck from under the yoke of bondage only to 2245 3, 9 | bondage only to insert it in the coils of error. ~ 2246 3, 10 | But in addition to the foregoing rule, which guards 2247 3, 10 | if it were figurative. In the first place, then, we must 2248 3, 10 | place, then, we must show the way to find out whether 2249 3, 10 | literal or figurative. And the way is certainly as follows: 2250 3, 10 | follows: Whatever there is in the word of God that cannot, 2251 3, 10 | of life has reference to the love of God and one's neighbour; 2252 3, 10 | soundness of doctrine to the knowledge of God and one' 2253 3, 10 | that he has attained to the love and knowledge of God 2254 3, 10 | matters have been spoken of in the first book. ~ 2255 3, 10 | nothing blameable except what the men of his own country and 2256 3, 10 | except what is sanctioned by the custom of his companions; 2257 3, 10 | enjoins what is opposed to the customs of the hearers, 2258 3, 10 | opposed to the customs of the hearers, or condemns what 2259 3, 10 | not so opposed, and if at the same time the authority 2260 3, 10 | and if at the same time the authority of the word has 2261 3, 10 | same time the authority of the word has a hold upon their 2262 3, 10 | their minds, they think that the expression is figurative. 2263 3, 10 | and in that way fashions the lives of men. In the same 2264 3, 10 | fashions the lives of men. In the same way, if an erroneous 2265 3, 10 | has taken possession of the mind, men think that whatever 2266 3, 10 | Scripture asserts nothing but the catholic faith, in regard 2267 3, 10 | present. It is a narrative of the past, a prophecy of the 2268 3, 10 | the past, a prophecy of the future, and a description 2269 3, 10 | future, and a description of the present. But all these tend 2270 3, 10 | charity that affection of the mind which aims at the enjoyment 2271 3, 10 | of the mind which aims at the enjoyment of God for His 2272 3, 10 | God for His own sake, and the enjoyment of ones self and 2273 3, 10 | I mean that affection of the mind which aims at enjoying 2274 3, 10 | called crime. And these are the two classes into which all 2275 3, 10 | sins may be divided. But the vices come first; for when 2276 3, 10 | when these have exhausted the soul, and reduced it to 2277 3, 10 | assistance in, its vices. In the same way, what charity does 2278 3, 10 | possess. Now in proportion as the dominion of lust is pulled 2279 3, 10 | lust is pulled down, in the same proportion is that 2280 3, 11 | ascribe severity to God and the saints~ 2281 3, 11 | or His saints, avails to the pulling down of the dominion 2282 3, 11 | avails to the pulling down of the dominion of lust. And if 2283 3, 11 | example, that saying of the apostle: "But, after thy 2284 3, 11 | unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation 2285 3, 11 | wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 2286 3, 11 | contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, 2287 3, 11 | of man that does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the 2288 3, 11 | the Jew first, and also of the Gentile." But this is addressed 2289 3, 11 | are themselves involved in the destruction of their lust. 2290 3, 11 | their lust. When, however, the dominion of lust is overturned 2291 3, 11 | Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections 2292 3, 11 | crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts." Only 2293 3, 11 | figuratively, as for example, "the wrath of God" and "crucified." 2294 3, 11 | such a way as to obscure the sense, and make it allegorical 2295 3, 11 | or enigmatical, which is the kind of expression properly 2296 3, 11 | called figurative. But in the saying addressed to Jeremiah, " 2297 3, 11 | have this day set thee over the nations, and over the kingdoms, 2298 3, 11 | over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root out, and 2299 3, 11 | down," there is no doubt the whole of the language is 2300 3, 11 | is no doubt the whole of the language is figurative, 2301 3, 11 | figurative, and to be referred to the end I have spoken of. ~ 2302 3, 12 | are ascribed to God and the saints and which yet seem 2303 3, 12 | saints and which yet seem to the unskilful to be wicked~ 2304 3, 12 | actual deeds, which appear to the inexperienced to be sinful, 2305 3, 12 | are wholly figurative, and the hidden kernel of meaning 2306 3, 12 | be picked out as food for the nourishment of charity. 2307 3, 12 | objects less freely than is the custom of those among whom 2308 3, 12 | superstitious; whoever, on the other hand, uses them so 2309 3, 12 | them so as to transgress the bounds of the custom of 2310 3, 12 | transgress the bounds of the custom of the good men about 2311 3, 12 | bounds of the custom of the good men about him, either 2312 3, 12 | all such matters it is not the use of the objects, but 2313 3, 12 | matters it is not the use of the objects, but the lust of 2314 3, 12 | use of the objects, but the lust of the user, that is 2315 3, 12 | objects, but the lust of the user, that is to blame. 2316 3, 12 | s feet were anointed by the woman with precious ointment, 2317 3, 12 | precious ointment, it was for the same purpose for which luxurious 2318 3, 12 | banquets which we abhor. For the sweet odour means the good 2319 3, 12 | For the sweet odour means the good report which is earned 2320 3, 12 | life of good works; and the man who wins this, while 2321 3, 12 | this, while following in the footsteps of Christ, anoints 2322 3, 12 | feet (so to speak) with the most precious ointment. 2323 3, 12 | ointment. And so that which in the case of other persons is 2324 3, 12 | ascribed to God or a prophet, the sign of some great truth. 2325 3, 12 | is one thing when it is the result of abandoned manners, 2326 3, 12 | another thing when done in the course of his prophecy by 2327 3, 12 | course of his prophecy by the prophet Hosea. Because it 2328 3, 12 | shamefully wicked thing to strip the body naked at a banquet 2329 3, 12 | naked at a banquet among the drunken and licentious, 2330 3, 12 | is a sin to be naked in the baths. ~ 2331 3, 12 | that a wise man may use the daintiest food without any 2332 3, 12 | while a fool will crave for the vilest food with a most 2333 3, 12 | prefer eating fish after the manner of our Lord, to eating 2334 3, 12 | to eating lentils after the manner of Esau, or barley 2335 3, 12 | of Esau, or barley after the manner of oxen. For there 2336 3, 12 | matters of this kind it is not the nature of the things we 2337 3, 12 | it is not the nature of the things we use, but our reason 2338 3, 12 | Now the saints of ancient times 2339 3, 12 | ancient times were, under the form of an earthly kingdom, 2340 3, 12 | foreshadowing and foretelling the kingdom of heaven. And on 2341 3, 12 | heaven. And on account of the necessity for a numerous 2342 3, 12 | for a numerous offspring, the custom of one man having 2343 3, 12 | time blameless: and for the same reason it was not proper 2344 3, 12 | become more fruitful, but, on the contrary, it is base harlotry 2345 3, 12 | matters of this sort, whatever the holy men of those times 2346 3, 12 | which could not be done at the present time, except through 2347 3, 12 | bearing ultimately upon the end of love towards God 2348 3, 12 | it was disgraceful among the ancient Romans to wear tunics 2349 3, 12 | wear tunics reaching to the heels, and furnished with 2350 3, 12 | only abuses to wicked ends the customs of those among whom 2351 3, 12 | frequently also transgressing the bounds of custom, betrays, 2352 3, 12 | which was concealed under the cover of prevailing fashions. ~ 2353 3, 13 | then, is in accordance with the habits of those with whom 2354 3, 14 | than their own meet with the record of such actions, 2355 3, 14 | or feasts, or dress, or the other necessities and adornments 2356 3, 14 | human life, appear sinful to the people of other nations 2357 3, 14 | who were neither sunk in the deep sleep of folly, nor 2358 3, 14 | were able to awake into the light of wisdom have thought 2359 3, 14 | take only one example, that the precept, "Whatsoever ye 2360 3, 14 | when it is referred to the love of God, destroys all 2361 3, 14 | destroys all vices; when to the love of one's neighbour, 2362 3, 14 | not, therefore, to defile the dwelling of God, that is, 2363 3, 15 | The tyranny of lust being thus 2364 3, 15 | expressions, a rule such as the following will be observed, 2365 3, 15 | that tends to establish the reign of love. Now, if when 2366 3, 15 | a meaning of this kind, the expression is not to be 2367 3, 16 | If the sentence is one of command, 2368 3, 16 | figurative. "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man," 2369 3, 16 | Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man," says Christ, " 2370 3, 16 | we should have a share in the sufferings of our Lord, 2371 3, 16 | and profitable memory of the fact that His flesh was 2372 3, 16 | Do not doubt, then, that the expression is figurative; 2373 3, 16 | two ways, one pointing to the doing of an injury, the 2374 3, 16 | the doing of an injury, the other to a display of superiority, 2375 3, 16 | superiority, let charity on the contrary call you back to 2376 3, 16 | benevolence, and interpret the coals of fire as the burning 2377 3, 16 | interpret the coals of fire as the burning groans of penitence 2378 3, 16 | bewails that he has been the enemy of one who came to 2379 3, 16 | assistance in distress. In the same way, when our Lord 2380 3, 16 | to think that He forbids the prudence with which it is 2381 3, 16 | It is written: "Give to the godly man, and help not 2382 3, 16 | and help not a sinner." The latter clause of this sentence 2383 3, 17 | spiritual life, thinks that the commands given to those 2384 3, 17 | to those who are still in the lower grades are figurative; 2385 3, 17 | made himself a eunuch for the kingdom of heaven's sake, 2386 3, 17 | s sake, he contends that the commands given in Scripture 2387 3, 17 | figurative interpretation on the passage where it is said, " 2388 3, 17 | rules for understanding the Scriptures will be as follows, 2389 3, 17 | classes of persons, that the medicine may act not only 2390 3, 17 | medicine may act not only upon the state of health as a whole, 2391 3, 17 | as a whole, but also upon the special weakness of each 2392 3, 18 | take into consideration the time at which anything was 2393 3, 18 | against supposing that what in the Old Testament, making allowance 2394 3, 18 | Testament, making allowance for the condition of those times, 2395 3, 18 | figuratively, can be transferred to the present time as a habit 2396 3, 18 | find support for itself in the very Scriptures which were 2397 3, 18 | intended to overthrow it. And the wretched man does not perceive 2398 3, 18 | mere of good hope may learn the salutary lesson, both that 2399 3, 18 | salutary lesson, both that the custom they spurn can be 2400 3, 18 | used to condemnation, if the use of the former be accompanied 2401 3, 18 | condemnation, if the use of the former be accompanied with 2402 3, 18 | accompanied with charity, and the use of the latter with lust. ~ 2403 3, 18 | charity, and the use of the latter with lust. ~ 2404 3, 18 | with greater approval on the man who uses the fruitfulness 2405 3, 18 | approval on the man who uses the fruitfulness of many wives 2406 3, 18 | fruitfulness of many wives for the sake of an ulterior object, 2407 3, 18 | ulterior object, than on the man who enjoys the body 2408 3, 18 | than on the man who enjoys the body of one wife for its 2409 3, 18 | for its own sake. For in the former case the man aims 2410 3, 18 | For in the former case the man aims at a useful object 2411 3, 18 | useful object suited to the circumstances of the times; 2412 3, 18 | to the circumstances of the times; in the latter case 2413 3, 18 | circumstances of the times; in the latter case he gratifies 2414 3, 18 | enjoyments. And those men to whom the apostle permitted as a matter 2415 3, 18 | food and drink only for the sake of bodily health, used 2416 3, 18 | used marriage only for the sake of offspring. And, 2417 3, 18 | had been still alive at the advent of our Lord, when 2418 3, 18 | advent of our Lord, when the time not of casting stones 2419 3, 18 | made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. 2420 3, 18 | glorious name for ever; let the heavens bless Thee, and 2421 3, 19 | But those who, giving the rein to lust, either wander 2422 3, 19 | one wife not only exceed the measure necessary for the 2423 3, 19 | the measure necessary for the procreation of children, 2424 3, 19 | procreation of children, but with the shameless license of a sort 2425 3, 19 | slavish freedom heap up the filth of a still more beastly 2426 3, 19 | believe it possible that the men of ancient times used 2427 3, 19 | looking to nothing but the duty, necessary in the circumstances 2428 3, 19 | but the duty, necessary in the circumstances of the time, 2429 3, 19 | in the circumstances of the time, of propagating the 2430 3, 19 | the time, of propagating the race; and what they themselves, 2431 3, 19 | themselves, who are entangled in the meshes of lust, do not accomplish 2432 3, 19 | lust, do not accomplish in the case of a single wife, they 2433 3, 19 | think utterly impossible in the case of a number of wives. ~ 2434 3, 19 | swell with pride, becoming the more eager for the emptiest 2435 3, 19 | becoming the more eager for the emptiest sort of distinction 2436 3, 19 | emptiest sort of distinction the more frequently and the 2437 3, 19 | the more frequently and the more widely they are blown 2438 3, 19 | they are blown about on the tongue of flattery, and 2439 3, 19 | adverse, will carry them into the whirlpool of vice or dash 2440 3, 19 | of vice or dash them on the rocks of crime. Let them, 2441 3, 19 | escape either being caught by the bait of praise, or pierced 2442 3, 19 | of praise, or pierced by the stings of insult; but let 2443 3, 20 | Let them believe, on the contrary, that the apostles 2444 3, 20 | believe, on the contrary, that the apostles of our faith were 2445 3, 20 | they were both cried up by the loud praises of believers, 2446 3, 20 | believers, and cried down by the slanderous reports of their 2447 3, 20 | of their persecutors. But the apostles used all these 2448 3, 20 | were not corrupted; and in the same way the saints of old 2449 3, 20 | corrupted; and in the same way the saints of old used their 2450 3, 20 | wives with reference to the necessities of their own 2451 3, 20 | For if they had been under the influence of any such passion, 2452 3, 21 | suffered this injury at the hands of his impious and 2453 3, 21 | certainly was not caught in the meshes of carnal jealousy, 2454 3, 21 | not his own injuries but the sins of his son that moved 2455 3, 21 | hurried. For prior to this, in the case of another son who 2456 3, 21 | same king, carried away by the heat of passion and by temporal 2457 3, 21 | him his sin set before him the parable of the poor man 2458 3, 21 | before him the parable of the poor man who had but one 2459 3, 21 | anger being kindled against the man, he commanded that he 2460 3, 21 | should be put to death, and the lamb restored fourfold to 2461 3, 21 | lamb restored fourfold to the poor man; thus unwittingly 2462 3, 21 | thus unwittingly condemning the sin he had wittingly committed. 2463 3, 21 | yet in this parable it was the adultery only that was indicated 2464 3, 21 | only that was indicated by the poor man's ewe-lamb; about 2465 3, 21 | poor man's ewe-lamb; about the killing of the woman's husband, 2466 3, 21 | ewe-lamb; about the killing of the woman's husband, that is, 2467 3, 21 | husband, that is, about the murder of the poor man himself 2468 3, 21 | is, about the murder of the poor man himself who had 2469 3, 21 | poor man himself who had the one ewe-lamb, nothing is 2470 3, 21 | ewe-lamb, nothing is said in the parable, so that the sentence 2471 3, 21 | in the parable, so that the sentence of condemnation 2472 3, 21 | condemnation is pronounced against the adultery alone. And hence 2473 3, 21 | one woman. But in his case the immoderate desire did not 2474 3, 21 | passing guest. On this account the unlawful appetite is called 2475 3, 21 | appetite is called even by the accusing prophet, a guest. 2476 3, 21 | did not say that he took the poor man's ewe-lamb to make 2477 3, 21 | king, but for his guest. In the case of his son Solomon, 2478 3, 21 | of strange women; for in the beginning of his reign he 2479 3, 22 | although all, or nearly all, the transactions recorded in 2480 3, 22 | transactions recorded in the Old Testament are to be 2481 3, 22 | well, nevertheless even in the case of those which the 2482 3, 22 | the case of those which the reader has taken literally, 2483 3, 22 | literally, and which, though the authors of them are praised, 2484 3, 22 | praised, are repugnant to the habits of the good men who 2485 3, 22 | repugnant to the habits of the good men who since our Lord' 2486 3, 22 | since our Lord's advent are the custodians of the divine 2487 3, 22 | advent are the custodians of the divine commands, let him 2488 3, 22 | commands, let him refer the figure to its interpretation, 2489 3, 22 | but let him not transfer the act to his habits of life. 2490 3, 23 | chap. 23. Rule regarding the narrative of sins of great 2491 3, 23 | And when he reads of the sins of great men, although 2492 3, 23 | to come, let him yet put the literal fact to this use 2493 3, 23 | sinners, when he sees in the case of men so eminent both 2494 3, 23 | case of men so eminent both the storms that are to be avoided 2495 3, 23 | that are to be avoided and the shipwrecks that are to be 2496 3, 23 | are to be wept over. For the sins of these men were recorded 2497 3, 23 | tremble at that saying of the apostle: "Wherefore let 2498 3, 23 | written that God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to 2499 3, 23 | proud and giveth grace to the humble. ~ 2500 3, 24 | chap. 24. The character of the expressions