couragement-Abundant answers to all Difficulties - Never give
an unsatisfactory Answer-Dean Alford upon Discrepancies of the
New Testament - Henry Rogers upon the same. Rule V. The
Spiritual Meaning is to be earnestly Sought After-Bible given for a
Special Purpose God teaches some Lesson in every portion-
Error of Ernesti and Grotius-Westcott on Spiritual Interpretation
-The view of Horne.
INTERPRETATION OF PARABLE, POETRY, AND PROPHECY.
Principal Parables delivered in the last year of our Lord's Life-
Distinguishing marks of his Parables-Reasons for using them
View of Tholuck— Aid in remembering Discourses — Powerfully
impressed the Truth - Used to vail Truth, because it had been
Neglected-Analogous to all Christ's Work - Mr. Gladstone's view
of the Parables-Christ supreme in them - First Rule: Must fully
Understand the Parable in all its parts-Second Rule: Discover
from the context the Exact Truth to be Illustrated-Lisco on the
Kernel of the Parable-Lesson of the Parables in the fifteenth of
Luke-Parable of the Rich Fool-Of the Householder and his
Laborers-Third Rule: The separate parts of the Parable should
not be considered out of their relation to the Story - Apt to overdo
in Interpretation - Illustrated from Trench-Much of the Bible
Poetic-Easily remembered-Sir Patrick Hume - Psalms sung in
all Times They are to be interpreted according to the Laws of
Rhetoric-A Doctrinal Statement not to be built up on Figurative
Language-Illustrations from Psalms-Literal rendering of some
shown to be Absurd - To be interpreted in sympathy with the feel-
ings of the Psalmist - Poetry of the Imagination and of the Affec-
tions - The Times and Circumstances of their Composition throw
light upon their Interpretation - Dr. Townsend's Arrangement —
Illustration from Stanley's History of the Jewish Church-Parallel-
ism of the Psalms, Synonomous, Antithetic, Synthetic — The Vin-
dictive Psalms not expressions of Personal Wrath-The Songs of
the Persecuted of all Ages - Dr. Park's Illustration from the late
War-Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are Divine Repositories of Moral
Maxims - Solomon's Song - Isaac Taylor's View- Prophecy
abounds in the Bible-Illustrative Events said to be the Fulfill-
ment - Rachel weeping-Calling out of Egypt - History fulfilled
Prophecy - Prophet no idea of Time-Jesus did not appeal to
Figures - Prophecies of New Testament - Prophecy not History —
Hour of Christ's second coming not Revealed - Irving's Error-Dr.