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Pastoral Epistles--38. Their Office--_First Epistle
to Timothy_--39. Its Date and Place of Composition--Its Occasion and Design--Its
Contents--Scriptural Notices of Timothy--_Epistle to Titus_--40. Its Agreement with the
Preceding Epistle--The Cretan Church and Titus--_Second Epistle, to Timothy_--41. Its
Occasion and Character in Contrast with the Two Preceding Epistles--Its Office--_Epistle
to the Hebrews_--42. Question of its Authorship--How it was regarded in the Eastern
Church--How in the Western--General Remark--43. Persons addressed in this

Epistle--Time and Place of its Composition--Manner of Reference to the Levitical
Priesthood and Temple Services--44. Central Theme of this Epistle--Dignity of Christ's
Person in Contrast with the Ancient Prophets, with Angels, and with Moses--Divine
Efficacy of his Priesthood in Contrast with that of the Sons of Aaron--Design of the
Epistle--Its Office in the System of Revelation

CHAPTER XXXI.
THE CATHOLIC EPISTLES--1. Origin of the Name "Catholic"--1. _Epistle of
James_--2. Question respecting the Person of James--3. Place of Writing this
Epistle--Persons addressed--4. Question of its Date--5. Its Genuineness and Canonical
Authority--6. Its Practical Character--Alleged Disagreement between Paul and James
without Foundation--II. _Epistles of Peter_--_First Epistle_--7. Its Canonical Authority
always acknowledged--8. Persons addressed--9. Place of its Composition--Its Occasion
and Date--Traditions respecting Peter--10. Outline of the Epistle--_Second Epistle_--11.
Persons addressed--Time of Writing--12. Question respecting the Genuineness of this
Epistle--External Testimonies--Internal Evidence--General Result--13. Object of the
Present Epistle--Peculiar Character of the Second Chapter--Its Agreement with the
Epistle of Jude--III. _Epistles of John_--_First Epistle of John_--14. Its Acknowledged
Canonicity--Time and Place of its Composition--Persons addressed--15. General View of
its Contents--_Second and Third Epistles_--16. Their Common Authorship--Their
Genuineness--17. The Occasion and Office of Each--IV. _Epistle of Jude_--18. Question
respecting Jude's Person--Time of the Epistle, and Persons addressed--19. Its Canonical
Authority--Its Design

CHAPTER XXXII.
THE APOCALYPSE--1. Meaning of the Word "Apocalypse"--Abundance of External
Testimonies to this Book--2. Internal Arguments considered--Use of the Apostle's Name,
Devotional Views, Spirit of the Writer, Style and Diction--Here must be taken into
Account the Difference between this Book and John's other Writings in Subject-Matter,
in the Mode of Divine Revelation, in the Writer's Mental State and Circumstances; also
its Poetic Diction--General Results--3. Date of the Apocalypse and Place of Writing--4.
Different Schemes of Interpretation--The Generic--The Historic--5. Symbolic Import of
the Numbers in this Book--The number Seven, Half of Seven, Six; The Number Four, a
Third and Fourth Part; the Number Twelve; the Number Ten--6. Office of the
Apocalypse in the System of Revelation
APPENDIX TO

PART III.

WRITINGS OF THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS, WITH SOME NOTICES OF THE
APOCRYPHAL NEW TESTAMENT WRITINGS--1. The Writings of the Apostolic
Fathers distinguished from the Proper New Testament Apocrypha--Some Remarks on the
Character of these Writings
I. _Writings of Clement of Rome_--2. His Epistle to the Romans--Its Genuineness
Character, and Age--3. Its Occasion, with a Notice of its Contents--4. The so-called
Second Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians--Its Genuineness not admitted--Vague and
General Character of its Contents--5. Notice of some Other Writings falsely ascribed to
Clement--Recognitions of Clement, and the Clementines, with their Plan and Contents;
Constitutions of Clement, and their Contents; Apostolic Canons
II. _Epistles of Ignatius_--6. Notices of Ignatius--The Seven Genuine Epistles that bear
his Name--Unsatisfactory State of the Text--Syriac and Armenian Versions--Enumeration
of these Epistles--Their Character--Strong Ecclesiastical Spirit that pervades them--His
Letter to the Romans--The Undue Desire of Martyrdom which it manifests--His Letter to
Polycarp--7. Spurious Epistles ascribed to Ignatius, and their Character
III. _Epistle of Polycarp_--8. Notices of Polycarp--His Epistle to the Philippians--Its
Character and Contents--Time and Occasion of its Composition
IV. _Writings of Barnabas and Hermas_--9. Their Doubtful Authority--10. The So-called
Epistle of Barnabas--Tischendorf's Discovery of the Original Greek Text--The Author
and Date of the Work--Notice of its Contents--Its Fanciful Method of Interpretation--11.
The Shepherd of Hernias--Outward Form of the Work--Its Internal Character--Its Author
and Age
V. _The Apostle's Creed_--12. In what Sense it belongs to the Apostolic
Fathers--Apostolic Character of its Contents
VI. _Apocryphal Gospels and Acts--13._ Their Number--Their Worthless Character in
Contrast with that of the Canonical Gospels and Acts
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PART IV.
A DISCUSSION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS--1. Definition of Certain Terms--Hermeneutics,
Exegesis, Epexegesis--2. The Expositor's Office--Parallel between his Work and that of
the Textual Critic--3. Qualifications of the Biblical Interpreter--A Supreme Regard for
Truth--4. A Sound Judgment with the Power of Vivid Conception--Office of Each of
these Qualities and their Relation to Each Other--5. Sympathy with Divine Truth--6.
Extensive and Varied Acquirements--The Original Languages of the Bible; Sacred
Geography and Natural History; Biblical Antiquities; Ancient History and Chronology--7.
General Remarks on the above Qualifications--8. The Human and Divine Side to Biblical
Interpretation--The Importance of observing Both
FIRST DIVISION--INTERPRETATION VIEWED ON THE HUMAN SIDE.

CHAPTER XXXIV.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION--1. Signification of the Terms
employed how ascertained, with some Superadded Remarks--2. On Ascertaining the
Sense of Scripture--3. The Scope General and Special--Its Supreme Importance
illustrated--How the