Parish Magazine, 1870 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Parish Magazine, 1870It should be observed, then, that it was in the very early days of possession, when almost in a delirium of delight, that the controversy which has been mentioned took place. By the merest chance there was this meeting with a shrewd, sturdy, obstinate stiekler for the belief that every single syllable of the English Bible is a special and direct inspiration of God. Then came this smart, prolonged combat of words. Though by far the abler man, and with much the strongest arguments in his favour, the man of new fangled notions was now and again made to feel extremely uncomfortable. The management of his new found weapons was a difficult task. He was now and then consciously aware that he was playing with edge tools without sufficient knowledge or practice. At intervals there was a break, an awkward pause, a hesitation, a wavering, a waiting for the right word, the correct date, which more than suggested, that, however strong the wish to become conqueror in the argument, the power to gain a decided advantage had yet to be acquired. Original language, ' canon, ' 'codex, ' 'manuscript, ' version, ' translation, ' recension, ' 'interpolation, ' omission, ' text, ' 'reading, ' these were terms which as yet had no clear, definite meaning in his mind.It was only of late that he could himself claim an acquaintance with these words, and so it was only likely that mistakes would occasionally occur. In such unpractised hands the wrong word would, as a matter of course, make its appearance. If a fact must be declared, instead of proving a formidable artillery against his opponent's position, the frequent misuse of terms delayed and protracted the struggle.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.