The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . ROYAL CISTERN OF THE sheet of water is believed by antiquarians to be the Sea of which the sonof Sirach, and the commissioner of King Ptolemy, use such glowing language. It is736 feet in circumference and 42 in depth, with a probable capacity of 200,000 former massive, metal-covered pillars have been supplanted by unhewn pillarsof rock roughly plastered over, the work of some Syrian, Roman, Saracenic, Turk-ish, or Frank ALLEGORIES—SUBORDINATE TRUTHS. 317 church: an interpretation entirely
The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . ROYAL CISTERN OF THE sheet of water is believed by antiquarians to be the Sea of which the sonof Sirach, and the commissioner of King Ptolemy, use such glowing language. It is736 feet in circumference and 42 in depth, with a probable capacity of 200,000 former massive, metal-covered pillars have been supplanted by unhewn pillarsof rock roughly plastered over, the work of some Syrian, Roman, Saracenic, Turk-ish, or Frank ALLEGORIES—SUBORDINATE TRUTHS. 317 church: an interpretation entirely inconsistent with our Savioursdesigns. It is enough, therefore, that the truths which we suppose tobe contained in the allegories and types of Scripture are Scriptural;they must be evidently shown to be involved in the purpose of God ininstituting the one, and of inspired teachers in speaking of the other. This remark is applicable to all parts of the parables, and it may boreversed. We have the right interpretation when all the main circum-stances are explained. If any important member of the narrative isrendered by our interpretation nugatory, or is paralysed, the inter-pretation is false; and when we have a true interpretation of the whole,that interpretation of any part is to be rejected which does not con-duce to the consistency and force of the whole. In interpreting theparable of the prodigal son,1 for example, some expositors have de-scended to details which are quite inconsistent with the obvious scopeand
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