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spi.aGon hona ao1,, o. Scripture, or they would
nase rephea toJe by saying that the passages
oeen 1aiilole, and consequently not binding
nn. upuu ueir consclences. spce1ous as this argu'
nent may look' we have only to remove the
nask ataa u appearance to ~pehod the nttenuated
5uauo" o. nnfeaaty vanish into the invisible
II IS We1i,known 1act that when person has
tht ~, ne oeeo'nes recognized author1ty "
snas ueoartment, ana MS very Nofns nre usco
a. ~ pas1s upon Wh1ch 70 natt an argument or
e.oea es eoneusiop. But It does not 1ol1o* that
nuS hela as Aotnofltatl3e ahu nnal
;ifsr Wiz, t9e ansprea; any any one wao Is Ia.
lias nx, WIN INC arguments aud rulings IN courts
- Nv AhoNs tnat legat a1tnorltes anu lualcia1
GGsIsloas IT. quoteo " tue nasocate: auu t11e
alaa,a 1a.s " us case 1iten rested upon slngle
stitmt;on nd ~ o. si, ie,,s 9l '.1 s
eu'ns 1.ts po1ns 10 oec'slon luae 'us2.tes
nsn - ~ ,i ". unIous u tiupeiI' - ~
~ the statnta 49, IesrsT a,.sner.r thns nnatcd
ani achere3 ~ ;s ohso1,,ta1r nerfoct or ;,falihv
insnfred. What reason. lien. is there Tor snn.
nosinp that Te.ms and }ha nostIes rcparcsed
fact ~ Ho % tha3r a1 aha na
restad thn;r concfneione nnon a s}nrie nassage
NJ ,vn-S ~ 9oIn+nre1 1bav oniu Snnaaiad -
what'the .lars heid s.crei, snd estee1ned ~ m
aufhorItv and which thev kn,w wonld mt he
heldin disn,,:.' ' ' "' NV ~
:"-,.,p,. p's' IT,.
LIS PLAINLY eVloent' however, that Jesus dla
not nellcVe me olo testament scriptures 10
Ilaye oeeo p'saa11N lnspreo; lol ~ colnplete!y
aofoGates lne Law ol moses respect.ns
mafrlaSe, al7orce; adui1ery. anu tne oio spirit
OF retallatlon. Mnen Jesus wou'a SCI 4sloe
oafoasous 10" OF tne olo alspensauon ne oocs
not say "Jenovan totl Moses, 4n eye LOT an
eye, = tootn Tor @ tootn." nat says, "1e have
nearo taat' " eatn oeen sa1u oY tnem OF oiaen
tnen, asserting his own superior authority, be
oeelares, -but say unto you, henoer unto no
man .c9lt ior cVa''" etc- u Inis IS not com
plcIe nuilheatlon o. tng ooctlne GI ol plenary 10
splraton, as appnea 10 u4e O!o testament. men
that would m nave oeen less .eaolvoeal or more
enpnaue: lae autaor unuer revue" Is 81 slven
TO resting MS thesis upon single Word OF ecfipt~
ure that We Wo1osr WY q! ne e> sklps DI sery m
poftant passas toal., nl' y tuat coulu oe ulaue
test case IN Inc matter but tne reason Is not
far to see.
In the passage alluded to, Paul rests the force
Of bis argument On the word "$eed" u; but he
makes very transparent blunder,-and this is
obviously the reason why the matter Is '"sk1pped
Paul's language is as follows: 'Now to Abra-
ham und his seed were the promise made. He
saith not; and to sards as OF many. but as OF
one; and to thy seed which IS Christ" This Is
either an error or piece OF strategy Oh the
mart Of Paul: and the chaupious OF verbal
iusuiratiou can take either horn of the dilemma
dizzy choose, The fact is. that In the Hebrew, as
n The Greek the word g seed !, is a collective
noun. and sjpnifes mauy In the singular form,
This nnotation by St. Paul refers to the promise
made tn Ahranam. thnt in him and his seed
sfser him the NATIONS of the earth sionld be
h1esseds. PanI xishes ID conyince The Galatfans
thot 4hraham,s q seedH does not mean his
deacandante ofter him: hut that It has reference
on1v ~ tha ChrIef. s1a so he says that 4 sred !,
means 1ona ;. ond mt 4 manvE. and that
g 80 =, .. t. 1,hre+ ), Wh;1e th;s aro11nent ri
ponisa - ho.h wear and nnwise stil1 in St.
1asn,,,.; ~ o.in,a, :, 800 e eood enongh for tht.
%a,toh sia,;nua snich retlacts Iittia creii;t
sa.s +t.;n ,n,e,,ioarcs ~ . Par1;s m
t.I,' Iisn - ti';s r,,rt,cn1ar jnetonce
% ~ },S g. e.. +h foae ~ 4has 1.cts
roI any one ~ u, - ~. S;na, =. it'sn;ro1'
.uat ese.s pa ;ss - nrai ,,,rn;tr5s'
Is, Is " se1 Lns se. I.: ;;,. W 10 e. por, t;nsaif
s 9a ~ 20 Iannr inc nirotion - 4hrse
eRa.'se g Ens .u ~ ~. J., a.t on1 -onasss
Molus rol uom "e huo" - th+ ~ 'rht. = arFa'd
teaso1 10 pa'' bu. "nsu ~ l. nart e',an he dona
Is co' nas S ."a;n 4 ~ ~ NV ra 9 soa ,hronoh
a"a5. iar,-5' r., .n,errno1 nrt then face r.
Ts y NJ l seI15an 81 tho na.trv idea of
i 11se. ia1;n.t;o. ~ =. hai5 at1;rn;at;on ~
the p,enA,. Is,nt;T;tu s1ip ~ hnman knowiedre-Na
dne.r,n. dse ~ raesrds al, mast. reve]a.
t.' ~ s-osa,,t eta+anea,+a If ,a1;nio,,e
t.,st q. 4,rar.;anal ana hoide the enh;act to