Bryce Johnston
Published: 2015-07-17
Total Pages: 456
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Excerpt from Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, Vol. 1 of 2 In the years 178q and 1786, I delivered a courfe of leélures on the whole of this book. Thefe were not committed to writing. L'af terwards examined all the writers on the Re velation, who had come to my knowledge many of whom were men of great abilities, learning, worth, and reputation. But I ne ver met with one who explained that book upon fixed and ef'tabliflied principles, or who unfolded its true and connected meaning. For want of fuch principles of interpreta tion, their writings were rather conjectures than explanations. Many of them, indeed, were, like the perfons who made them, very fagacious; and hence in many parts they hit upon the truth. If [had found a jufi and complete explanation of that book, on fixed and rational principles, in the writings of a Vitringa, a Sir Ifaac Newton, a Lord Napier, a Lowman, or any other commentaw tor, l {hould never have troubled the public with my opinion on this important fubjeét. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.