Hermeneutical Manual: or, Introduction to the Exegetical Study of the Scriptures of the New Testament

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“different forms, which he called severally synonymous, antithetic, and synthetic or constructive parallels” (Page 190)

“Beyond doubt the highest in rank and importance is Michael” (Pages 232–233)

“His meaning evidently is, that in himself and the other heralds of the gospel, in their personal attributes and in their whole manner of address, there were obvious defects and imperfections, as judged by the standard of worldly taste and refined culture; and that, not as a matter of accident, but of Divine choice—for the purpose of rendering more palpable and conspicuous the operation of God’s hand in the results that were accomplished through their instrumentality.” (Page 29)

“The more ancient versions may be mentioned as the next collateral source, from which aid should be sought in endeavouring to ascertain the meaning, and expound the text of New Testament Scripture. Those versions have their primary use, as among the helps for determining the text itself that should be preferred; since they exhibit the one that was preferred at an early period by some, and possibly should still be retained, where there is a variation in the readings.” (Page 70)

“And hence the utter fallacy of the whole theory and practice of witchcraft, which proceeded on the assumption of direct, personal intercourse with the Wicked One. That the possibility of such a traffic should have been believed in Christian times, and especially that it should have led to the sacrifice of thousands of lives in every state of European Christendom, is one of the greatest scandals in the history of modern civilization.” (Pages 256–257)