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1001 2, 25 | the superfluous devices of men, unless when it is a 1002 2, 25 | unless when it is a matter of importance to inquire in 1003 2, 25 | inquire in regard to any of them, for what reason, where, 1004 2, 25 | Finally, the thousands of fables and fictions, in 1005 2, 25 | and necessary arrangements of men with men are to be reckoned 1006 2, 25 | ornament for the purpose of distinguishing sex or rank; 1007 2, 25 | the countless varieties of signs without which human 1008 2, 25 | the stamping and weighing of coins, which are peculiar 1009 2, 25 | people,and other things of the same kind. Now these, 1010 2, 25 | if they were not devices of men, would not be different 1011 2, 25 | nations at the discretion of their respective sovereigns. ~ 1012 2, 25 | This whole class of human arrangements, which 1013 2, 25 | arrangements, which are of convenience for the necessary 1014 2, 25 | the necessary intercourse of life, the Christian is not 1015 2, 25 | pay a sufficient degree of attention to them, and keep 1016 2, 26 | For certain institutions of men are in a sort of way 1017 2, 26 | institutions of men are in a sort of way representations and 1018 2, 26 | representations and likenesses of natural objects. And of 1019 2, 26 | of natural objects. And of these, such as have relation 1020 2, 26 | to the mutual intercourse of men, are, so far as they 1021 2, 26 | as they are not matters of luxury and superfluity, 1022 2, 26 | adopted, especially the forms of the letters which are necessary 1023 2, 26 | required a matter I have spoken of above. To this class also 1024 2, 26 | not to stand in the way of more important objects to 1025 2, 27 | chap. 27. Some departments of knowledge, not of mere human 1026 2, 27 | departments of knowledge, not of mere human invention, aid 1027 2, 27 | us, not as arrangements of their own, but as the resell 1028 2, 27 | their own, but as the resell of investigation into the occurrences 1029 2, 27 | investigation into the occurrences of the past, and into the arrangements 1030 2, 27 | and into the arrangements of God's providence. And of 1031 2, 27 | of God's providence. And of these, some pertain to the 1032 2, 28 | history about the chronology of past times assists us very 1033 2, 28 | learnt without the pale of the Church as a matter of 1034 2, 28 | of the Church as a matter of childish instruction. For 1035 2, 28 | information about a variety of matters by use of the Olympiads, 1036 2, 28 | variety of matters by use of the Olympiads, and the names 1037 2, 28 | Olympiads, and the names of the consuls; and ignorance 1038 2, 28 | the consuls; and ignorance of the consulship in which 1039 2, 28 | led some into the error of supposing that He was forty-six 1040 2, 28 | that He was forty-six years of age when He suffered, that 1041 2, 28 | suffered, that being the number of years He was told by the 1042 2, 28 | which He took as a symbol of His body) was in building. 1043 2, 28 | we know on the authority of the evangelist that He was 1044 2, 28 | He was about thirty years of age when He was baptized; 1045 2, 28 | baptized; but the number of years He lived afterwards, 1046 2, 28 | out, yet that no shadow of doubt might arise from another 1047 2, 28 | certainly from a comparison of profane history with the 1048 2, 28 | the more secret formation of the body which, for our 1049 2, 28 | sakes, the only begotten Son of God, by whom all things 1050 2, 28 | As to the utility of history, moreover, passing 1051 2, 28 | the readers and admirers of Plato dared calumniously 1052 2, 28 | learnt all those sayings of His, which they are compelled 1053 2, 28 | and praise, from the books of Plato because (they urged) 1054 2, 28 | lived long before the coming of our Lord! did not the illustrious 1055 2, 28 | teach and write those views of his which are so justly 1056 2, 28 | date prior to the books of that Hebrew race, among 1057 2, 28 | among whom the worship of one God sprang up, and of 1058 2, 28 | of one God sprang up, and of whom as concerning the flesh 1059 2, 28 | learnt from the writings of Plato, a thing which it 1060 2, 28 | thing which it is the height of folly to believe. ~ 1061 2, 28 | even when in the course of an historical narrative 1062 2, 28 | narrative former institutions of men are described, the history 1063 2, 28 | belonging to the course of time, of which God is the 1064 2, 28 | belonging to the course of time, of which God is the author 1065 2, 28 | advantage; but the books of the haruspices, and all 1066 2, 28 | haruspices, and all writings of the same kind, aim at teaching 1067 2, 28 | observed, using the boldness of an adviser, not the fidelity 1068 2, 28 | adviser, not the fidelity of a narrator. ~ 1069 2, 29 | There is also a species of narrative resembling description, 1070 2, 29 | past but an existing state of things is made known to 1071 2, 29 | to those who are ignorant of it. To this species belongs 1072 2, 29 | written about the situation of places, and the nature of 1073 2, 29 | of places, and the nature of animals, trees, herbs, stones, 1074 2, 29 | stones, and other bodies. And of this species I have treated 1075 2, 29 | have shown that this kind of knowledge is serviceable 1076 2, 29 | solving the difficulties of Scripture, not that these 1077 2, 29 | nostrums or the instruments of superstition; for that kind 1078 2, 29 | superstition; for that kind of knowledge I have already 1079 2, 29 | and free kind now spoken of. For it is one thing to 1080 2, 29 | wholesome mixture is approved of, in the latter the superstitious 1081 2, 29 | used; or acts by a sort of charm, in which case it 1082 2, 29 | the reason why a thing is of virtue does not appear, 1083 2, 29 | with which it is used is of great importance, at least 1084 2, 29 | The knowledge of the stars, again, is not 1085 2, 29 | again, is not a matter of narration, but of description. 1086 2, 29 | matter of narration, but of description. Very few of 1087 2, 29 | of description. Very few of these, however, are mentioned 1088 2, 29 | Scripture. And as the course of the moon, which is regularly 1089 2, 29 | celebrating the anniversary of our Lord's passion, is known 1090 2, 29 | setting and other movements of the rest of the heavenly 1091 2, 29 | other movements of the rest of the heavenly bodies are 1092 2, 29 | assistance, in the interpretation of Holy Scripture, and by engaging 1093 2, 29 | the very pernicious error of the diviners of the fates, 1094 2, 29 | pernicious error of the diviners of the fates, it is more convenient 1095 2, 29 | addition to a description of the present state of things, 1096 2, 29 | description of the present state of things, something like a 1097 2, 29 | something like a narrative of the past also; because one 1098 2, 29 | present position and motion of the stars, and trace by 1099 2, 29 | also regular anticipations of the future, not in the way 1100 2, 29 | the future, not in the way of forebodings and omens, but 1101 2, 29 | forebodings and omens, but by way of sure calculation; not with 1102 2, 29 | calculation; not with the design of drawing any information 1103 2, 29 | fates, in the absurd fashion of the genethliaci, but only 1104 2, 29 | but only as to the motions of the heavenly bodies themselves. 1105 2, 29 | what her age was any number of years ago, or what will 1106 2, 29 | will be her age any number of years hence, in just the 1107 2, 29 | questions about every one of the heavenly bodies. And 1108 2, 30 | made which, when the effort of the workman is over, remains 1109 2, 30 | over, remains as a result of his work, as, for example, 1110 2, 30 | a dish, and other things of that kind; or those which, 1111 2, 30 | man who is skilled in any of these arts moves his limbs 1112 2, 30 | without connecting the memory of the past with the expectation 1113 2, 30 | past with the expectation of the future. Now of these 1114 2, 30 | expectation of the future. Now of these arts a very superficial 1115 2, 30 | may not be wholly ignorant of what Scripture means to 1116 2, 30 | when it employs figures of speech derived from these 1117 2, 31 | chap. 31. Use of dialectics. Of fallacies~ 1118 2, 31 | 31. Use of dialectics. Of fallacies~ 1119 2, 31 | There remain those branches of knowledge which pertain 1120 2, 31 | among which the science of reasoning and that of number 1121 2, 31 | science of reasoning and that of number are the chief. The 1122 2, 31 | are the chief. The science of reasoning is of very great 1123 2, 31 | science of reasoning is of very great service in searching 1124 2, 31 | and unravelling all sorts of questions that come up in 1125 2, 31 | Scripture, only in the use of it we must guard against 1126 2, 31 | must guard against the love of wrangling, and the childish 1127 2, 31 | and the childish vanity of entrapping an adversary. 1128 2, 31 | adversary. For there are many of what are called sophisms, 1129 2, 31 | yet so close an imitation of the true, as to deceive 1130 2, 31 | a man." Now at this sort of ensnaring arguments, Scripture, 1131 2, 31 | although, indeed, a style of speech which is not intended 1132 2, 31 | consistent with seriousness of purpose, is also called 1133 2, 31 | are also valid processes of reasoning which lead to 1134 2, 31 | logical consequences the error of the man with whom one is 1135 2, 31 | learned man, with the object of making the person from whose 1136 2, 31 | consequences result, feel ashamed of them, and of thus leading 1137 2, 31 | feel ashamed of them, and of thus leading him to give 1138 2, 31 | his old opinion, he must of necessity also hold other 1139 2, 31 | has risen, the preaching of those who declared this 1140 2, 31 | legitimately from the opinion of those who said that there 1141 2, 31 | there is no resurrection of the dead. These inferences, 1142 2, 31 | there will be a resurrection of the dead. As, then, valid 1143 2, 31 | false propositions, the laws of valid reasoning may easily 1144 2, 31 | schools, outside the pale of the Church. But the truth 1145 2, 31 | the Church. But the truth of propositions must be inquired 1146 2, 31 | into in the sacred books of the Church. ~ 1147 2, 32 | And yet the validity of logical sequences is not 1148 2, 32 | eternally in the reason of things, and has its origin 1149 2, 32 | man who narrates the order of events does not himself 1150 2, 32 | describes the situations of places, or the natures of 1151 2, 32 | of places, or the natures of animals, or roots, or minerals, 1152 2, 32 | not describe arrangements of man; and as he who points 1153 2, 32 | There is no resurrection of the dead," the position 1154 2, 32 | there is no resurrection of the dead, the necessary 1155 2, 32 | there is no resurrection of the dead. We conclude, therefore, 1156 2, 32 | there is a resurrection of the dead. Now all this is 1157 2, 32 | there is no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ 1158 2, 32 | there is a resurrection of the dead. This rule, then, 1159 2, 32 | reference to the validity of the reasoning, not to the 1160 2, 32 | reasoning, not to the truth of the statements. ~ 1161 2, 33 | resurrection, both the law of the inference is valid, 1162 2, 33 | is true. But in the case of false conclusions, too, 1163 2, 33 | too, there is a validity of inference in some such way 1164 2, 33 | admission. Thus, the truth of a statement stands on its 1165 2, 33 | own merits; the validity of an inference depends on 1166 2, 33 | statement or the admission of the man with whom one is 1167 2, 33 | drawn by a valid process of reasoning, in order that 1168 2, 33 | Now although every one of these statements may be 1169 2, 33 | true, still the principle of the inference is unsound. 1170 2, 34 | one thing to know the laws of inference, another to know 1171 2, 34 | another to know the truth of opinions~ 1172 2, 34 | one thing to know the laws of inference, and another to 1173 2, 34 | another to know the truth of opinions. In the former 1174 2, 34 | incompatible. An example of a consequent is, "If he 1175 2, 34 | an orator, he is a man;" of an inconsequent, "If he 1176 2, 34 | a man, he is an orator;" of an incompatible, "If he 1177 2, 34 | these instances we judge of the connection. In regard 1178 2, 34 | In regard to the truth of opinions, however, we must 1179 2, 34 | ascertained the validity of the inference, plume themselves 1180 2, 34 | involved also the truth of the propositions. Many, 1181 2, 34 | because they are ignorant of the laws of inference; whereas 1182 2, 34 | are ignorant of the laws of inference; whereas the man 1183 2, 34 | there is a resurrection of the dead is assuredly better 1184 2, 34 | there is no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ 1185 2, 35 | chap. 35. The science of definition is not false, 1186 2, 35 | Again, the science of definition, of division, 1187 2, 35 | the science of definition, of division, and of partition, 1188 2, 35 | definition, of division, and of partition, although it is 1189 2, 35 | evolved from the reason of things. For although poets 1190 2, 35 | falsehood is the declaration of a state of things which 1191 2, 35 | the declaration of a state of things which is not as we 1192 2, 35 | that there are two kinds of falsehood, one in regard 1193 2, 35 | it rained on the kalends of January, although perhaps 1194 2, 35 | and division, therefore, of what is false may be perfectly 1195 2, 35 | although what is false cannot, of course, itself be true. ~ 1196 2, 36 | chap. 36. The rules of eloquence are true, though 1197 2, 36 | sometimes used to persuade men of what is false~ 1198 2, 36 | for a more copious kind of argument, which is called 1199 2, 36 | used for persuading men of what is false; but as they 1200 2, 36 | blamed, but the perversity of those who put it to a bad 1201 2, 36 | men that the expression of affection conciliates the 1202 2, 36 | same with other directions of the same kind, which, whether 1203 2, 37 | chap. 37. Use of rhetoric and dialectic~ 1204 2, 37 | the art previously spoken of, which deals with inferences, 1205 2, 37 | definitions, and divisions, is of the greatest assistance 1206 2, 37 | assistance in the discovery of the meaning, provided only 1207 2, 37 | not fall into the error of supposing that when they 1208 2, 37 | have learnt the true secret of a happy life. Still, it 1209 2, 37 | the object for the sake of which these sciences are 1210 2, 37 | intricate and thorny discipline of such rules. It is just as 1211 2, 37 | ought to move the hinges of the joints and knees. For 1212 2, 37 | prove them by making trial of them. And in the same way 1213 2, 37 | from them as exhibitions of truth, than assistance in 1214 2, 38 | chap. 38. The science of numbers not created, but 1215 2, 38 | Coming now to the science of number, it is clear to the 1216 2, 38 | make the first syllable of Italia long, while the ancients 1217 2, 38 | square, or are not the triple of three, nor one and a half 1218 2, 38 | they are not the double of any number because odd numbers 1219 2, 38 | or as applied to the laws of figures, or of sounds, or 1220 2, 38 | the laws of figures, or of sounds, or of other motions, 1221 2, 38 | figures, or of sounds, or of other motions, they have 1222 2, 38 | but which the acuteness of ingenious men brought to 1223 2, 38 | inclined to boast himself one of the learned, and who does 1224 2, 38 | appearances to the mind of man, and finding that it 1225 2, 38 | redound to the praise and love of the one God from whom he 1226 2, 39 | chap. 39. To which of the above-mentioned studies 1227 2, 39 | are seeking for happiness of life, not to venture heedlessly 1228 2, 39 | heedlessly upon the pursuit of the branches of learning 1229 2, 39 | pursuit of the branches of learning that are in vogue 1230 2, 39 | in vogue beyond the pale of the Church of Christ, as 1231 2, 39 | beyond the pale of the Church of Christ, as if these could 1232 2, 39 | them. And if they find any of those which have been instituted 1233 2, 39 | by men varying by reason of the varying pleasure of 1234 2, 39 | of the varying pleasure of their founders, and unknown 1235 2, 39 | founders, and unknown by reason of erroneous conjectures, especially 1236 2, 39 | fellowship with devils by means of leagues and covenants about 1237 2, 39 | attention from such institutions of men as are unnecessary and 1238 2, 39 | luxurious. But for the sake of the necessities of this 1239 2, 39 | sake of the necessities of this life we must not neglect 1240 2, 39 | neglect the arrangements of men that enable us to carry 1241 2, 39 | useful in the other branches of learning that are found 1242 2, 39 | experiments and conclusions of the useful mechanical arts, 1243 2, 39 | except also the sciences of reasoning and of number. 1244 2, 39 | sciences of reasoning and of number. And in regard to 1245 2, 39 | the maxim, "Not too much of anything;" especially in 1246 2, 39 | especially in the case of those which, pertaining 1247 2, 39 | subject to the relations of space and time. ~ 1248 2, 39 | in regard to the history of the past with a view to 1249 2, 39 | that require a knowledge of history for their solution; 1250 2, 39 | done in regard to matters of this kind, making it unnecessary 1251 2, 39 | many subjects for the sake of a few items of knowledge, 1252 2, 39 | the sake of a few items of knowledge, the same, I think, 1253 2, 39 | were willing in a spirit of benevolence to undertake 1254 2, 39 | labour for the advantage of his brethren. In this way 1255 2, 39 | classes, and give an account of the unknown places, and 1256 2, 39 | metals, and other species of things that are mentioned 1257 2, 39 | numbers, so that the theory of those numbers, and those 1258 2, 39 | happen that some or all of these things have been done 1259 2, 39 | many things I had no notion of have been worked out and 1260 2, 39 | either lost amid the crowds of the careless, or are kept 1261 2, 39 | careless, or are kept out of sight by the envious. And 1262 2, 39 | in regard to the theory of reasoning; but it seems 1263 2, 39 | this runs like a system of nerves through the whole 1264 2, 39 | through the whole structure of Scripture, and on that account 1265 2, 39 | and on that account is of more service to the reader 1266 2, 39 | explaining ambiguous passages, of which I shall speak hereafter, 1267 2, 39 | ascertaining the meaning of unknown signs, the topic 1268 2, 40 | have unlawful possession of it. For, as the Egyptians 1269 2, 40 | burdens which the people of Israel hated and fled from, 1270 2, 40 | also vessels and ornaments of gold and silver, and garments, 1271 2, 40 | same people when going out of Egypt appropriated to themselves, 1272 2, 40 | authority, but by the command of God, the Egyptians themselves, 1273 2, 40 | were not making a good use of; in the same way all branches 1274 2, 40 | the same way all branches of heathen learning have not 1275 2, 40 | fancies and heavy burdens of unnecessary toil, which 1276 2, 40 | unnecessary toil, which every one of us, when going out under 1277 2, 40 | out under the leadership of Christ from the fellowship 1278 2, 40 | Christ from the fellowship of the heathen, ought to abhor 1279 2, 40 | better adapted to the use of the truth, and some most 1280 2, 40 | most excellent precepts of morality; and some truths 1281 2, 40 | regard even to the worship of the One God are found among 1282 2, 40 | themselves, but dug out of the mines of God's providence 1283 2, 40 | but dug out of the mines of God's providence which are 1284 2, 40 | prostituting to the worship of devils. These, therefore, 1285 2, 40 | the miserable fellowship of these men, ought to take 1286 2, 40 | see with what a quantity of gold and silver and garments 1287 2, 40 | loaded when he came out of Egypt? How much Lactantius 1288 2, 40 | and Hilary, not to speak of living men! How much Greeks 1289 2, 40 | men! How much Greeks out of number have borrowed! And 1290 2, 40 | that most faithful servant of God, Moses, had done the 1291 2, 40 | done the same thing; for of him it is written that he 1292 2, 40 | learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. And to none 1293 2, 40 | the Egyptians. And to none of all these would heathen 1294 2, 40 | kicking against the yoke of Christ, it was persecuting 1295 2, 40 | ever furnished branches of knowledge it held useful, 1296 2, 40 | to turn them to the use of worshipping the One God, 1297 2, 40 | overturning the vain worship of idols. But they gave their 1298 2, 40 | their garments to the people of God as they were going out 1299 2, 40 | God as they were going out of Egypt, not knowing how the 1300 2, 40 | be turned to the service of Christ. For what was done 1301 2, 40 | what was done at the time of the exodus was no doubt 1302 2, 41 | chap. 41. What kind of spirit is required for the 1303 2, 41 | is required for the study of Holy Scripture~ 1304 2, 41 | But when the student of the Holy Scriptures, prepared 1305 2, 41 | meditate upon that saying of the apostle's, "Knowledge 1306 2, 41 | riches he brings with him out of Egypt, yet unless he has 1307 2, 41 | is nothing the sacrifice of Christ more clearly teaches 1308 2, 41 | yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly 1309 2, 41 | door-posts with the blood of the lamb, used hyssop to 1310 2, 41 | to comprehend the cross of our Lord, the breadth of 1311 2, 41 | of our Lord, the breadth of which is indicated by the 1312 2, 41 | earth. And by this sign of the cross all Christian 1313 2, 41 | able to know even "the love of Christ which passeth knowledge," 1314 2, 41 | filled with all the fullness of God." There is besides in 1315 2, 41 | puffeth up, nor boast vainly of the riches brought out from 1316 2, 42 | just as poor as the store of gold and silver and garments 1317 2, 42 | garments which the people of Israel brought with them 1318 2, 42 | Israel brought with them out of Egypt was in comparison 1319 2, 42 | their height in the reign of King Solomon, so poor is 1320 2, 42 | gathered from the books of the heathen when compared 1321 2, 42 | compared with the knowledge of Holy Scripture. For whatever 1322 2, 42 | there all that he has learnt of useful elsewhere, he will 1323 2, 42 | and wonderful simplicity of the Scriptures. ~ 1324 2, 42 | the reader is possessed of the instruction here pointed 1325 2, 42 | when he is meek and lowly of heart, subject to the easy 1326 2, 42 | subject to the easy yoke of Christ, and loaded with 1327 2, 42 | consideration and discussion of ambiguous signs in Scripture. 1328 3, arg | preceding book the method of dealing with unknown signs, 1329 3, arg | this third book to treat of ambiguous signs. Such signs 1330 3, arg | figurative. In the case of direct signs ambiguity may 1331 3, arg | the doubtful signification of the words, and is to be 1332 3, arg | the context, a comparison of translations, or a reference 1333 3, arg | original tongue. In the case of figurative signs we need 1334 3, arg | inconsistent either with purity of life or correctness of doctrine 1335 3, arg | purity of life or correctness of doctrine must be taken figuratively. 1336 3, arg | rules for the interpretation of expressions which have been 1337 3, arg | does not promote the love of God and the love of man. 1338 3, arg | love of God and the love of man. The author then proceeds 1339 3, arg | illustrate the seven rules of Tichonius the Donatist, 1340 3, arg | commends to the attention of the student of Holy Scripture. ~ 1341 3, arg | attention of the student of Holy Scripture. ~ 1342 3, 1 | chap. 1. Summary of the foregoing books, and 1343 3, 1 | foregoing books, and scope of that which follows~ 1344 3, 1 | Scripture for a knowledge of His will. And when he has 1345 3, 1 | piety, so as to have no love of strife; when furnished also 1346 3, 1 | furnished also with a knowledge of languages, so as not to 1347 3, 1 | unknown words and forms of speech, and with the knowledge 1348 3, 1 | and with the knowledge of certain necessary objects, 1349 3, 1 | so as not to be ignorant of the force and nature of 1350 3, 1 | of the force and nature of those which are used figuratively; 1351 3, 1 | skill and care in the matter of correction; when thus prepared, 1352 3, 1 | examination and solution of the ambiguities of Scripture. 1353 3, 1 | solution of the ambiguities of Scripture. And that he may 1354 3, 1 | either from the greatness of his intellect, or the greater 1355 3, 1 | or the greater clearness of the light he enjoys, he 1356 3, 1 | him who is in such a state of mind that he can be instructed 1357 3, 1 | know, that the ambiguity of Scripture lies either in 1358 3, 2 | reader consult the rule of faith which he has gathered 1359 3, 2 | from the plainer passages of Scripture, and from the 1360 3, 2 | and from the authority of the Church, and of which 1361 3, 2 | authority of the Church, and of which I treated at sufficient 1362 3, 2 | if both readings, or all of them (if there are more 1363 3, 2 | which interpretation, out of many that offer themselves, 1364 3, 2 | beginning with God), arises out of unwillingness to confess 1365 3, 2 | be rejected by the rule of faith, which, in reference 1366 3, 2 | reference to the equality of the Trinity, directs us 1367 3, 2 | the following ambiguity of punctuation does not go 1368 3, 2 | cleared up, either by the rule of faith or by the context, 1369 3, 2 | to any method we choose of those that suggest themselves. 1370 3, 2 | ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting 1371 3, 2 | perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Receive us; we have 1372 3, 2 | ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit], in 1373 3, 2 | ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh], so as to make 1374 3, 2 | and perfecting holiness of spirit in the fear of God, 1375 3, 2 | holiness of spirit in the fear of God, receive us]. Such ambiguities 1376 3, 2 | receive us]. Such ambiguities of punctuation, therefore, 1377 3, 3 | ambiguity different kinds of interrogation~ 1378 3, 3 | observed likewise in the case of doubtful pronunciations. 1379 3, 3 | lies in the carelessness of the reader, are corrected 1380 3, 3 | corrected either by the rule of faith, or by a reference 1381 3, 3 | succeeding context; or if neither of these methods is applied 1382 3, 3 | lay anything to the charge of God's elect?" might be pronounced 1383 3, 3 | as it would be the height of madness to believe this, 1384 3, 3 | the first part a question of inquiry, and the second 1385 3, 3 | that an inquiry admits of many answers, but to an 1386 3, 3 | lay anything to the charge of God's elect?" what follows 1387 3, 3 | answer here again in the form of an interrogative, "Is it 1388 3, 3 | is even at the right hand of God? who also maketh intercession 1389 3, 3 | understood to every one of these questions. On the 1390 3, 3 | But with whatever tone of voice one may choose to 1391 3, 3 | to pronounce that saying of Nathanael's, "Can any good 1392 3, 3 | any good thing come out of Nazareth?" whether with 1393 3, 3 | Nazareth?" whether with that of a man who gives an affirmative 1394 3, 3 | affirmative answer, so that "out of Nazareth" is the only part 1395 3, 3 | interrogation, or with that of a man who asks the whole 1396 3, 3 | an ambiguity arising out of the doubtful sound of syllables; 1397 3, 3 | out of the doubtful sound of syllables; and this of course 1398 3, 3 | sound of syllables; and this of course has relation to pronunciation. 1399 3, 3 | short, it is the singular of ossa [bones]; if he make 1400 3, 3 | long, it is the singular of ora [mouths]. Now difficulties 1401 3, 3 | sense than the pure speech of the educated. For I would 1402 3, 3 | sometimes when the sound of a syllable is doubtful, 1403 3, 3 | for example, that saying of the apostle, "Of the which 1404 3, 3 | saying of the apostle, "Of the which I tell you before [ 1405 3, 3 | not inherit the kingdom of God." Now if he had only 1406 3, 3 | Now if he had only said, "Of the which I tell you before [ 1407 3, 4 | juro "gloriam", the form of adjuration appearing in 1408 3, 4 | any ambiguity in the case of proper words, as far at 1409 3, 4 | context, showing the design of the writer, nor a comparison 1410 3, 4 | writer, nor a comparison of translations, nor a reference 1411 3, 5 | the figurative expressions of Scripture in a literal sense~ 1412 3, 5 | But the ambiguities of metaphorical words, about 1413 3, 5 | first place, we must beware of taking a figurative expression 1414 3, 5 | literally. For the saying of the apostle applies in this 1415 3, 5 | fittingly called the death of the soul than when that 1416 3, 5 | signification; but, if he hears of the Sabbath, for example, 1417 3, 5 | Sabbath, for example, thinks of nothing but the one day 1418 3, 5 | nothing but the one day out of seven which recurs in constant 1419 3, 5 | succession; and when he hears of a sacrifice, does not carry 1420 3, 5 | the customary offerings of victims from the flock, 1421 3, 5 | victims from the flock, and of the fruits of the earth. 1422 3, 5 | flock, and of the fruits of the earth. Now it is surely 1423 3, 5 | surely a miserable slavery of the soul to take signs for 1424 3, 5 | be unable to lift the eye of the mind above what is corporeal 1425 3, 6 | chap. 6. Utility of the bondage of the Jews~ 1426 3, 6 | Utility of the bondage of the Jews~ 1427 3, 6 | bondage, however, in the case of the Jewish people, differed 1428 3, 6 | what it was in the case of the other nations; because, 1429 3, 6 | paid attention to the signs of spiritual realities in place 1430 3, 6 | spiritual realities in place of the realities themselves, 1431 3, 6 | were doing the pleasure of the one invisible God of 1432 3, 6 | of the one invisible God of all. And the apostle describes 1433 3, 6 | bondage as being like to that of boys under the guidance 1434 3, 6 | boys under the guidance of a schoolmaster. And those 1435 3, 6 | endure our Lord's neglect of them when the time for their 1436 3, 6 | obedient, fixed the thoughts of those who observed them 1437 3, 6 | observed them on the worship of the One God who made heaven 1438 3, 6 | filled with such a measure of the Holy Spirit that they 1439 3, 6 | to God as a new temple, of which the old temple they 1440 3, 6 | is not recorded that any of the Gentile churches did 1441 3, 7 | 7. The useless bondage of the gentiles~ 1442 3, 7 | And if ever any of them endeavoured to make 1443 3, 7 | the worship and adoration of the creature. What difference 1444 3, 7 | instance, that the image of Neptune is not itself to 1445 3, 7 | besides that spring out of fountains? As it is described 1446 3, 7 | it is described by a poet of theirs, who says, if I recollect 1447 3, 7 | me, then, that the image of Neptune is used with a reference 1448 3, 7 | reference to this explanation of it, unless indeed the result 1449 3, 7 | that they who make gods of the works of man have sunk 1450 3, 7 | who make gods of the works of man have sunk lower than 1451 3, 7 | than they who make gods of the works of God. But the 1452 3, 7 | who make gods of the works of God. But the command is 1453 3, 7 | One God, who is the Maker of all those things, the images 1454 3, 7 | those things, the images of which are worshipped by 1455 3, 7 | signs and representations of gods. If, then, to take 1456 3, 7 | for a useful end instead of the thing itself which it 1457 3, 7 | your mind in the worship of these, you will not be anything 1458 3, 7 | the burden and the livery of bondage to the flesh. ~ 1459 3, 8 | raising them to the realities of which these were signs. 1460 3, 8 | these were signs. And out of such were formed the churches 1461 3, 8 | were formed the churches of the saints of Israel. Those, 1462 3, 8 | the churches of the saints of Israel. Those, on the other 1463 3, 8 | nothing and cleared out of the way all these signs 1464 3, 8 | turned from the corruption of a multitude of false gods, 1465 3, 8 | corruption of a multitude of false gods, which Scripture 1466 3, 8 | frequently and justly speaks of as fornication, to the worship 1467 3, 8 | fornication, to the worship of the One God: not that they 1468 3, 8 | fall into bondage to signs of a useful kind, but rather 1469 3, 8 | spiritual understanding of such. ~ 1470 3, 9 | and free even at the time of his bondage, when it is 1471 3, 9 | overcome. To this class of spiritual persons belonged 1472 3, 9 | all those among the people of Israel through whose instrumentality 1473 3, 9 | the aids and consolations of the Scriptures. But at the 1474 3, 9 | time, after that the proof of our liberty has shone forth 1475 3, 9 | clearly in the resurrection of our Lord, we are not oppressed 1476 3, 9 | oppressed with the heavy burden of attending even to those 1477 3, 9 | us a few rites in place of many, and these at once 1478 3, 9 | example, as the Sacrament of baptism, and the celebration 1479 3, 9 | baptism, and the celebration of the body and blood of the 1480 3, 9 | celebration of the body and blood of the Lord. And as soon as 1481 3, 9 | signified by them, is a mark of weakness and bondage; so 1482 3, 9 | signs wrongly is the result of being misled by error. He, 1483 3, 9 | neck from under the yoke of bondage only to insert it 1484 3, 9 | to insert it in the coils of error. ~ 1485 3, 10 | taking a metaphorical form of speech as if it were literal, 1486 3, 10 | not to take a literal form of speech as if it were figurative. 1487 3, 10 | Whatever there is in the word of God that cannot, when taken 1488 3, 10 | referred either to purity of life or soundness of doctrine, 1489 3, 10 | purity of life or soundness of doctrine, you may set down 1490 3, 10 | down as figurative. Purity of life has reference to the 1491 3, 10 | has reference to the love of God and one's neighbour; 1492 3, 10 | one's neighbour; soundness of doctrine to the knowledge 1493 3, 10 | doctrine to the knowledge of God and one's neighbour. 1494 3, 10 | to the love and knowledge of God and his neighbour. Now 1495 3, 10 | matters have been spoken of in the first book. ~ 1496 3, 10 | blameable except what the men of his own country and time 1497 3, 10 | condemn, and nothing worthy of praise or approval except 1498 3, 10 | sanctioned by the custom of his companions; and thus 1499 3, 10 | is opposed to the customs of the hearers, or condemns 1500 3, 10 | same time the authority of the word has a hold upon