Description:Excerpt from Bishop Colenso's Criticism Criticised in a Series of Ten Letters Addressed to the Editor of the "Record" With Notes and a PostscriptIT will be Observed that the following Letters treat exclusively upon points Of scholarly, and philological criticism. I have endeavoured, as far as possible, to avoid pronouncing any Opinion upon the theological merits of the Bishop's volume. I felt certain before I began to write - and the result has shown that I was not mistaken - that the question Of his Lordship's orthodoxy would be abundantly discussed by abler pens than mine. Already a number of most conclusive, and fairly-written replies have made their appearance. The cause of religious certainty has gained a hundredfold, by SO avowed an attempt to overturn all the ancient landmarks, at one fell swoop. Would that it might be granted to my clerical brethren hence forward to be in a state of readiness, and prepared to give an answer to every one that asketh, respecting the reasons Of the hope that is in them Mere piety and zeal are in themselves inadequate defenders Of the faith. Had the study of Hebrew been hitherto made an indispensable portion of an English clergyman's education, I venture to say, we Should not have now to mourn over the sad exhibition Of rash incompetence, which the volume under consideration so abundantly furnishes. NO one who has drunk into the Spirit of the sacred writings, at the vernacular fountain-head, could speak lightly Concerning their historic value.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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bishop Colenso's Criticism Criticised: In a Series of Ten Letters Addressed to the Editor of the "record" Newspaper; With Notes and a PostScript. To get started finding Bishop Colenso's Criticism Criticised: In a Series of Ten Letters Addressed to the Editor of the "record" Newspaper; With Notes and a PostScript, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Bishop Colenso's Criticism Criticised: In a Series of Ten Letters Addressed to the Editor of the "record" Newspaper; With Notes and a PostScript
Description: Excerpt from Bishop Colenso's Criticism Criticised in a Series of Ten Letters Addressed to the Editor of the "Record" With Notes and a PostscriptIT will be Observed that the following Letters treat exclusively upon points Of scholarly, and philological criticism. I have endeavoured, as far as possible, to avoid pronouncing any Opinion upon the theological merits of the Bishop's volume. I felt certain before I began to write - and the result has shown that I was not mistaken - that the question Of his Lordship's orthodoxy would be abundantly discussed by abler pens than mine. Already a number of most conclusive, and fairly-written replies have made their appearance. The cause of religious certainty has gained a hundredfold, by SO avowed an attempt to overturn all the ancient landmarks, at one fell swoop. Would that it might be granted to my clerical brethren hence forward to be in a state of readiness, and prepared to give an answer to every one that asketh, respecting the reasons Of the hope that is in them Mere piety and zeal are in themselves inadequate defenders Of the faith. Had the study of Hebrew been hitherto made an indispensable portion of an English clergyman's education, I venture to say, we Should not have now to mourn over the sad exhibition Of rash incompetence, which the volume under consideration so abundantly furnishes. NO one who has drunk into the Spirit of the sacred writings, at the vernacular fountain-head, could speak lightly Concerning their historic value.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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bishop Colenso's Criticism Criticised: In a Series of Ten Letters Addressed to the Editor of the "record" Newspaper; With Notes and a PostScript. To get started finding Bishop Colenso's Criticism Criticised: In a Series of Ten Letters Addressed to the Editor of the "record" Newspaper; With Notes and a PostScript, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.