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7,,late ,,fell[ ,,( ,,oriel ,,college7  
,,canon ,,( ,,*ri/ ,,*ur*1              
,,& ,,regius ,,pr(essor ,,( ,,hebrew    
,,9 ,,! ,,univ]sity ,,( ,,ox=d2         

,,?is ,,volume                          
7,,by ,,8 ,,p]mission7                  
,,is ,,pres5t$2 ,,) ,a ,,deep ,,feel+   
,,( ,,! ,,au?or',s ,,obligation         
,,to ,,him                  ,,= ,,!     
,,bless+s ,,( ,,8 ,,le>n$ ,,in/ruction1 
,,8 ,,*ri/ian ,,example1                
,,& ,,8 ,,hone/ ,,fri5d%ip4             
,,preface4      ,,v little ne$s to be   
said to introduce ^! ,lectures to !     
read]4  ,!y 7 deliv]$ 9 ,adv5t la/1 at  
,sa9t ,m>y's1 ,new+ton2 & !re  is ! same
 reason = publi%+1 :i* !re !n 0 = writ+ 
&  prea*+ !m4  ,i desire to assi/1 z f> 
z ,i am able1 ^? :o are  seek+ to cle> &
 def9e _! ?\ghts1 respect+ ! orig91     
nature1 & p[] ( ! ,*ri/ian ,m9i/ry4  ,i 
h aim$ only at  pla9ness & fairness 9 ! 
/atem5t ( ! argum5t2 & h adopt$  t      
arrangem5t ( ! subject1 9 :i*1 z f> z ,i
 c judge1 x  orig9ally came be=e my own 
m9d4    ,9 ! ,d$ication ( ?is ,volume to
 ! ,regius ,pr(essor ( ,hebrew at       
,ox=d1 ,i h ackn[l$g$ my great          
obligation to him = !  in/ruction :i* ,i

 hope ,i h d]iv$ f 8 writ+s--an         
ackn[l$gm5t :i*1 happily1 ,i am s f> f  
be+ s+ul> 9 mak+1  t ,i suppose e "o :o 
has /udi$ !m1 might make ! same         
/atem5t4  ,b x is "r t ,i %\ld say1 t z 
,i h n le>n$  a lesson by rote1 b1 f !  
fir/1 ?\ght pati5tly & freely =  myself1
 s ! ,public mu/ n consid] ! ,pr(essor  
answ]able =  e op9ion :i* ,i may h      
express$4  ,& x may be well also to     
add1 t ! g5]al doctr9e "h set =? is n   
ha/ily tak5 up on  any man's au?ority2 b
 0 ma9ta9$ by ! writ]1 bo? 9 private  & 
public1 z _m w be> witness1 long be=e he
 _h ! happ9ess  & advantage ( be+       
acqua9t$ ) ! works1 or *>act]s1 ( !     
pres5t lead+ ,div9es ( ! ,univ]sity (   
,ox=d4    ,/4 ,pet]'s1 ,walwor?1        
,surrey4          ,,cont5ts4            
,,page                                  
,,lecture ,i4                           
,,! ,,doctr9e4  ,! ,me?od ( !           
,argum5t--,importance ( a               
#a  ,m9i/ry--,scriptural aspect ( !     
subject--,apo/olical  language conc]n+  

x--,comp>$ ) ! ,mod]n--,:at !  safe     
inf]5ce--,! orig9al ,m9i/ry possibly    
/ill  exi/s--,& if s1 :at con/itutes a  
,m9i/ry--,scripture  ,language--,comp>$ 
) ,popul> & ,mod]n notions--,!ory  ( !  
,inw>d ,call--,era/ian !ory--,! ,common 
pr9ciple  ( all su*                     
,!ories--,illu/rat$--,! ,ca?olic        
,,doctr9e (  ! ,m9i/ry--,comp>$ ) !     
,mod]n1 & )  ,scripture--,! ,cont9uance 
( ! ,m9i/ry--,,doctr9e ( !  ,,succession
 /at$ & expla9$--,reasons = ! pres5t    
,inquiry                                
,,lecture ,,ii4                         
,,! ,,evid5ce4  ,importance ( n ha/ily  
prejudg+--,argu$ f !         #da        
p>allel case ( ! ,jewi%                 
,*ur*--,necessity (  consid]+ ! ,evid5ce
 = ! ,,succession--,evid5ce (           
,scripture1 h[ f> ,important--,hi/orical
 ,evid5ce--,popul>  ,difficulties--,a   
,g5]al reply4--,on ,evid5ce--,popul>    
,notions--,! expect$ ,evid5ce ( !       
,,succession--,illu/rat$ by a p>allel   
case--,impossible--,&  ev5 if atta9able1

 n satisfactory--,:at k9d & am\nt  (    
,evid5ce %\ld be look$ =--,p>allels (   
,evid5ce--,= ! ,scriptures--,!          
,sacram5ts1 & !  ,m9i/ry ( ! ,*ur*--,on 
:at ,evid5ce ! ,common ,p  mu/ (        
necessity receive ! ,bible--,& !        
,apo/olic  ,*ur*--,lit]>y ,evid5ce ( !  
,bible1 difficult--,& (  !              
,,succession--,analysis ( x1 ,!oretical 
&  ,hi/orical--,accumulation ( !        
,evid5ce--,moral  ,c]ta9ty--,conclusion 
,,lecture ,,iii4                        
,,! ,,objections4  ,necessity ( consid]+
 ,,objections--,classification (        
#fi  !m--7#a47  ,z connect$ ) ! ,,fact (
 ! ,succession1  & its                  
,consequ5ces4--7#b47  ,& ! ,,doctr9e1 & 
its  ,consequ5ces4    7#a47  ,g5]al     
,corruption--,idolatry--,s*ism--,infr+em
5t (  ,private ,judgm5t--,pop]y &       
,sup]/ition4    7#b47  ,judai/ic        
,doctr9e--,c>nality--,te*nicality--,scri
ptural                                  
,unc]ta9ty--,exclusiv5ess--,un*>itabl5es
s--,un*ur*+  o!r ,prote/ants--among :om 

may be se5 _m ,evid5ces (  ,god's       
,bless+ & ,religi\s                     
,success--,explanation4    ,ca?olic     
,*>ity--,!oretical & ,practical--,review
                               ,,lecture
 ,,iv4                                  
,,! ,,summ>y4  ,! ,summ>y--,mi/akes ( ! 
,ideality (                             
#aji  ,*ri/ianity--,errone\s popul>     
,notions &  ,argum5ts--,contra/ (       
,rationali/ & ,ca?olic                  
!ories--,comp>ison--,& )                
,scripture--,analytical ,review  ( !    
,ca?olic ,religion1 illu/rat+ ! ,doctr9e
 ( !  ,m9i/ry--,syn!tical ,view ( !     
same--,conclusion  ,,notes              
#ade    ,i4  ,,! ,,doctr9e4      ,,f ,,!
 ,,epi/le4 #a--;,h[1 !n1 %all !y call on
 ,,him 9 ,:om !y  h n believ$8--&1 ,h[  
%all !y believe 9 ,him ( ,:om !y h  n   
he>d8--&1 ,h[ %all !y he> )\t a         
prea*]8--&1 ,h[ %all  !y prea* except !y
 be ,,s5t8--,,romans x4 #ad4    ,,at ?is
 season ( prep>ation = ! ,,adv5t1 !     
,apo/olical ,m9i/ry is  "o ( ! subjects 

especially br\ght be=e u by ! ,,*ur*1 z 
d\btless peculi>ly calculat$ to fit our 
m9ds = ! "r reception  & rev]5t         
contemplation ( our ,,savi\r',s fir/ &  
second ,com+4  ,x  w\ld be ne$less to   
enl>ge on ! suitability ( ! ,epi/le     
select$  = ?is ,introductory ,fe/ival1  
op5+ & lead+ ! way1 z x does1  to ^? ( !
 :ole glori\s company ( ! ,apo/les4  ,we
 c  sc>cely read ! passage n[ quot$1 )\t
 recogniz+ at once mu* (  its           
appropriat5ess4  ,x conta9s a brief     
v9dication bo? ( ! moral  necessity & ! 
,div9e au?ority ( ! ,*ri/ian ,m9i/ry2 & 
s  pla9ly1 t1 to "s ext5t1 all mu/      
p]ceive x4  ,b x may be  highly         
pr(itable to u to draw out & exam9e )   
att5tion !  subject1 :i* ,/4 ,paul ?us  
lays be=e u 9 epitome only2 conc]n+  :i*
 we "k t !re is mu* div]sity ( ?9k+     
among pr(ess+  ,*ri/ians1 &1            
consequ5tly1 great dang] ( wrong ?9k+4  
,x is too mu* ! practice ( mod]n        
!ologians to ref] to ! ,new  ,te/am5t1  
almo/ z if x 7 a book ( aphorisms2 & s1 

:5 a  quotation is made !refrom1 x seems
 to be inquir$1 :at mean+ x  w be>2 or  
:at use c be made ( x2 r ?an1 :at mean+ 
x mu/ h _h 9 su* a connection2 or :at   
use mu/ h be5  int5d$1 "u su*           
circum/ances4  ,& h5ce has result$ ?is  
fatal  consequ5ce1 t ! apo/olic writ+s  
are commonly int]pret$ by  mod]n        
op9ions1 in/ead ( mod]n op9ions be+ te/$
 by ! apo/olic  writ+s4  ,!re is b too  
pa9ful evid5ce ( ?is1 9 ! mann] 9  :i*  
"s m5 set ab\t prov+ _! peculi> sy/em by
 !  ,scriptures2 evid5tly assum+ f !    
fir/ t _! sy/em is  "r1 & s             
7unconsci\sly1 we tru/17 sort+ & arrang+
 !  be/ texts to e/abli% x4  ,surely an 
attempt to treat any o!r  anci5t book z 
! ,holy ,scriptures are ?us treat$1 w\ld
 n be borne  )4  ,suppose1 = example1   
any disciple ( ! s*ools ( ! mod]n       
scepticism %\ld attempt to %[1 f select$
 passages ( "s lead+  treatise ( anci5t 
philosophy1 t 8 own op9ions precisely   
co9cid$  ) ^? ( ! sage f :om he 0 quot+2
 x is evid5t t he  w\ld h]eby deceive no

 "o b himself4  ,on a ref]5ce to !      
treatise  9 "q1 x w\ld be at once       
app>5t1 t x 0 writt5 by "o :o  held     
op9ions widely diff]5t f ! mod]n4  ,n[  
s9ce1 among  ,*ri/ians1 !re is an       
univ]sal appeal to ! ,scriptures1 w\ld x
 n  be a rational me?od ( te/+ ! op9ions
 ( any ( ! v>i\s  classes among u1 to   
inquire1 :e!r x is likely t su* writ+s  
w\ld h proce$$ f ! p5s ( m5 hold+ su* & 
su*  op9ions8  ,might we n ?us arrive at
 z sure a conclusion1  not)/&+ all      
argum5ts f texts & passages1 t "s       
nom9ally ,*ri/ian op9ions n[ receiv$1 7 
n ! op9ions ( !  sacr$ writ]s--z t !    
op9ions ( ,locke 7 n ! op9ions (  !     
anci5t ,epicureans1 not)/&+ ! co9cid5ces
 t might be  f\nd8  ,& if x %\ld be se5 
t any class ( op9ions exactly  h>monizes
 ) ! lit]al writ+s ( ! ,apo/les1 s t we 
may  imag9e ! m5 :o held !m to h        
naturally writt5 :at ! ,apo/les  wrote2 
!n1 %\ld we n h a highly probable       
argum5t = !  ,scriptural "* ( ^?        
op9ions8  ,su* an argum5t w 9 "s  degree

 p]vade ^! ,lectures4    ,few1 p]haps1 w
 fail to p]ceive "s wide diff]5ce betwe5
 t  /ate ( m9d :i* is impli$ by our     
popul> ,*ri/ianity1 & t  :i* is impli$  
by ! ,apo/olic ,epi/les4  ,! complete   
unworldl9ess1  ! quiet1 elevat$         
self-d5ial1 ! e>ne/ humility1 ! ob$i5ce 
on  ! "o h& & au?ority on ! o!r1 :i* are
 ! evid5t  *>act]i/ics ( practical      
,*ri/ianity z x appe>s 9 ! inspir$      
records1 are /rik+ly diff]5t f all :i*  
we see n[ 9 our  popul> religion2 & may 
at times well sugge/ ! fe> t we may h   
lo/ mu* ( t fai? :i* ! fir/ ,*ri/ians   
possess$4  ,& 9 no  p>ticul> is ?is     
diff]5ce m rem>kably se51 ?an 9 !       
language  held respect+ ! ,,m9i/ry ( !  
,,*ur*2 :i* f its und5iable  importance 
des]ves no light consid]ation4  ,( c\rse
 x may be said1  t mu* ( ! diff]5ce (   
tone respect+ ! ,m9i/ry may be  ascrib$ 
to ! cessation ( apo/olic au?ority      
/rictly s call$4  ,b h[ev] ?is be1 :i*  
we pass = ! pres5t1 x is app>5t to  all1
 t !re is a diff]5ce3 & s1 m5 attempt to

 acc\nt =  ! fact1 r ?an d5y x4  ,to    
acc\nt1 = example1 = !  magnifi$        
importance pla9ly attribut$ 9 ,holy     
,scripture to ! liv+  voice ( an        
,,apo/olic ,,m9i/ry1 above & beyond1 &  
(t5 )\t  ref]5ce to o!r means ( ,*ri/ian
 in/ruction4  ,n only ! plea  j m5tion$1
 b o!r simil> ones are urg$1 z ! *ange (
  circum/ances1 ! alt]ation 9 ! times1 &
 ! l1 to acc\nt  = ! fact4  ,h[ dang]\s 
all su* argum5ts & evasions are1 to  ^? 
:o seek a religion exactly1 or z ne>ly z
 possible1 su* z !  fir/ ,*ri/ians _h1  
ne$s sc>cely to be urg$ on any ?\ghtful 
m9d4  ,= aft] all ^! suppositions &     
reason+s1 x w /ill rema9  v possible t  
,,! ,,m9i/ry fir/ ,div9ely set up 9 !   
,,*ur*1 0  n int5d$ ess5tially to *ange 
) ! *ang+ circum/ances (  ?is _w2 v     
possible t ?is might h be5 giv5 z "o    
p]man5t if n p>am\nt means ( grace =    
mank9d1 not)/&+  ! subsequ5t            
introduction ( o!r means1 h[ev]         
efficaci\s &  invaluable4  ,& !n1 !     
actually exi/+ m9i/ry1 its hi/orical    

cont9uity1 its unconceal$ pret5sions1   
are facts n to be lightly set  aside :5 
view$ 9 connection ) ?is possibility    
only2 ev5 if x  7 no?+ m4  ,h[ mu* (    
,apo/olical grace is lo/ f !  m9i/ry1 x 
may be impossible to say2 b s also x    
w\ld be equally  impossible to say h[   
mu* is reta9$4  ,h5ce1 x mu/ ev] rema9 !
  safe/ c\rse = a ,*ri/ian man to adh]e 
to an ,apo/olically  desc5d$ ,m9i/ry4   
,let u n pass too ha/ily f ^! ?\ghts2   
let  u foll[ !m out1 into m9ut] detail2 
9 ord] to ent] into ! /ate  ( m9d       
app>5tly impli$ by language su* z t 9 ! 
passage1 =  in/ance1 :i* con/itutes our 
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