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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1765 Excerpt: ... THE STUDY O F Sacred Literature, &c. 5)8()8C38C L L the Learning peculiarly new A !f cessary and proper to a Chriwvjwv5 stian, especially to one who designs himself for Holy Orders, is comprised under the four following Heads, the Holy Scriptures, the Works of the Fathers, Church History, and Divinity. Under the Head of the Works of the Fathers, the Writings of learned and pious Men of every Age of the Church are justly ranked; as the Lives of holy Personages are one of the fairest Portions of Church History. Divinity, especially that which is distinguished by the Name of Positive, is little more than a Science resulting from the three former Heads, reduced to art and method; and that which is termed Speculative, is nothing but Reasonings, Deductions and B ConConclusions, drawn from the same Heads, particularly from the Scriptures. This I take to be a just and adequate Notion of Ecclesiastical "Learning. A Student in Divinity should make this his first Object; and should keep it constantly in View during the whole course of his Studies. And thus, as Aristotle has observed, The per feel Knowledge of any thing consists in being acquainted with the causes in which it is contained. I Shall begin with the Scriptures. The best way of studying them, is to be very conversant, not with Commentators, but the Text. Read it from the beginning to the end, without the help of any Expositor: Attention and Assiduity will supply the want of a Commentary. On the second reading, a great part of the Difficulties which occurred in the first, will disappear; a third reading will clear up more; and the ostener you read it, the better you will understand not only the Literal but the Spiritual Sense of it. Besides attending the public Lecture, you Met. I. ch. 3. & 1. Post. c. a....
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1765 Excerpt: ... THE STUDY O F Sacred Literature, &c. 5)8()8C38C L L the Learning peculiarly new A !f cessary and proper to a Chriwvjwv5 stian, especially to one who designs himself for Holy Orders, is comprised under the four following Heads, the Holy Scriptures, the Works of the Fathers, Church History, and Divinity. Under the Head of the Works of the Fathers, the Writings of learned and pious Men of every Age of the Church are justly ranked; as the Lives of holy Personages are one of the fairest Portions of Church History. Divinity, especially that which is distinguished by the Name of Positive, is little more than a Science resulting from the three former Heads, reduced to art and method; and that which is termed Speculative, is nothing but Reasonings, Deductions and B ConConclusions, drawn from the same Heads, particularly from the Scriptures. This I take to be a just and adequate Notion of Ecclesiastical "Learning. A Student in Divinity should make this his first Object; and should keep it constantly in View during the whole course of his Studies. And thus, as Aristotle has observed, The per feel Knowledge of any thing consists in being acquainted with the causes in which it is contained. I Shall begin with the Scriptures. The best way of studying them, is to be very conversant, not with Commentators, but the Text. Read it from the beginning to the end, without the help of any Expositor: Attention and Assiduity will supply the want of a Commentary. On the second reading, a great part of the Difficulties which occurred in the first, will disappear; a third reading will clear up more; and the ostener you read it, the better you will understand not only the Literal but the Spiritual Sense of it. Besides attending the public Lecture, you Met. I. ch. 3. & 1. Post. c. a....
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