 | 1815 - 568 Seiten
...Scripture, that where a literal construction will stand, the farthest from the letter is commonly the worst. There is nothing more dangerous than this licentious...deluding art ; which changeth the meaning of words, as alchemy doth, or would do, the substance of metals, maketh of any thing what it listeth, and bringeth... | |
 | Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1816 - 570 Seiten
...is not willing that all men ftiould repent and be faved. " I hold it," faid the judicious Hooker, " for a moft infallible " rule in expofitions of facred...dangerous " than this licentious and deluding art, which " changing the meaning of words, as alchymy " doth, or would do, the fubftance of metals ; " maketh... | |
 | 1816 - 700 Seiten
...Scripture, that where a literal construction w3t Btand, the farthest from the letter is commonly the worst. There is nothing more dangerous than this licentious...meaning of words, as alchymy doth or would do the substance of metals ; maketh of any thing what it listeth ; and bringeth in the end all truth to nothing,... | |
 | Richard Mant - 1816 - 572 Seiten
...for a moil infallible ** rule in expofitions of facred Scripture, that " where a literal conftru&ion will ftand, the " fartheft from the letter is commonly...dangerous " than this licentious and deluding art, which " changing the meaning of words, as alchymy " doth, or would do, the fubftance of metals ; " maketh... | |
 | 1816 - 700 Seiten
...Scripture, that where a literal construction win stand, the farthest from the letter is commonly the worst. There is nothing more dangerous than this licentious...changeth the meaning of words, as alchymy doth or \vonM do the substance of metals: maketh of any thing what it listeth; and bringcth in the end all... | |
 | 1816 - 886 Seiten
...that, where a literal construetion will stand, the farthest from the letter is commonly the worst. There is nothing more dangerous than this licentious...deluding art, which changeth the meaning of words as Aldiymip doth, or would do, the substance of -metals ; maketh of any thing what it listeth ; and bringeth,... | |
 | 1828 - 818 Seiten
...Scripture, that where a literal construction will stand, the farthest from the letter is commonly the worst. There is nothing more dangerous than this licentious...meaning of words, as alchymy doth, or would do, the substance of metals, maketh of anything what it listeth, and bringeth in the end all truth to nothing."... | |
 | Richard Hooker - 1825 - 688 Seiten
...Scripture, that where a literal construction will stand, the farthest from the letter is commonly the worst. There is nothing more dangerous than this licentious...meaning of words, as alchymy doth or would do the substance of metals, maketh of any thing what it listeth, and bringeth in the end all truth to nothing.... | |
 | James Walker (bp. of Edinburgh.) - 1826 - 140 Seiten
...will stand, " the farthest from the latter is commonly " the worst. There is nothing more dan" gerous than this licentious and deluding " art, which changeth...meaning of words as " alchymy doth or would do the substance of " metals, maketh of any thing what it listeth, " and bringeth in the end all truth to... | |
 | George Peck - 1827 - 160 Seiten
...that, where a literal construction will stand, the farthest from the letter is commonly the worst. There is nothing more dangerous than this licentious and deluding art, which changes the meaning of words, as alchemy doth or would do the substance of metals, making- of any thing... | |
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I hold it for a most infallible rule in expositions of sacred Scripture, that where a literal construction will stand, the farthest from the letter is commonly the worst. There is nothing more dangerous than this licentious and deluding art, which changeth... 
