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3occupies itself solely with the theology of the inspired authors — that holy sense which enlightens and Ugg Classic Tall Boots saves mankind. This, however, is rather what popular commentary should do, than what it has hitherto done.The limits of critical and popular commentary «re not so wide as to prevent a partial union of both. Their ultimate object is the same, viz. to present the exact meaning which the Holy Spirit intended to express. Both may state the import of words and phrases; both may investigate the course of thought pursued by prophets and apostles. They may develop processes of argumentation, the scope of the writers' remarks, the bearing of each particular on a certain purpose, and the connection Ugg Bailey Button Boots between different portions of Scripture. Yet there is much difficulty in : combining their respective qualities. In popularmug I the critical, and in elevating the popular to the standard of intelligent interpretation, there is room for the exercise of great talent. The former is apt to degenerate into philological sterility, the latter into trite re| flection. But by vivifying the one, and solidifying the other, a good degree of affinity would be effected. Critical and antiquarian knowledge should only be Ugg Ultra Short Boots regarded as a means of arriving at the truth

taught Geographical, chronological, and historical remarks should solely subserve the educement or < of Jehovah's will.III. The prominent defects of existing i ries.—1. Prolixity. This defect chiefly applies to the Ugg Roxy Tall Boots older works; hence their great size. It is not unI common to meet with a large folio volume of commentary on a book of Scripture of moderate extent Thus Byfield, on the Epistle to the Colossians, fills a folio volume; and Venema, on Jeremiah, two quartos, Peter Martyr's "most learned and fruitful commentaries upon the Epistle to the Romans" occupy a folio, and his "commentaries upon the book of Judges" another tome of the same extent. But Venema on the Psalms, and Caryl on Job, are still more extravagant, the former extending to no less than six volumes quarto, the latter to two goodly folios. It is almost superfluous to remark that such writers wander away, without confining themselves to Ugg Bailey Button Boots exposition. We do not deny that even their extraneous matter may be good and edifying to those who have the patience to wade through its labyrinths, but still it is not commentary. It is very easy to write, currente calama, any thing however remotely connected with a passage, or to note down the thoughts as they rise;

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Ugg Boots Clearance a coloring to their language. They affected it in such a way as to create terms for which there are no equivalents in the languages of tribes who are conversant with different objects, and live amid different relations. In such a case no expedient is left but circumlocution. By the help of several phrases we must try to approximate at least the sentiment or shade of thought which the inspired writers designed to express. Commentary is thus more diffuse than translation. Its object is not to find words in Ugg Bailey Button Triplet one language corresponding to those of the original languages of the Scriptures, or nearly resembling them in significance, but to set forth the meaning of the writers in notes and remarks of considerable length. Paraphrase occupies a middle place between translation and commentary, partaking of greater diffuseness than the former, but of less extent than the latter. It aims at finding equivalent terms to those which the sacred writers employ, accompanied with others that appear necessary to fill up the sense, or to spread it out before the mind of the reader in such a form as the authors themselves might be supposed to have employed in reference to the people to whom the Ugg Delaine Boots paraphrast belongs. Scholia differ from commentary only in brevity. They are short notes on passages of Scripture. Sometimes difficult places alone are selected as their object; at other times they embrace continuously an entire book.II.

There are two kinds of commentary which we shall notice, viz. the critical and the popular. 1. The former contains grammatical and philological remarks, unfolds the general and special significations of words, Ugg Classic Cardy Boots points out idioms and peculiarities of the original languages, and always brings into view the Hebrew or Greek phraseology employed by the sacred writers. It dilates on the peculiarities and difficulties of construction which may present themselves, referring to various readings, and occasionally bringing into comparison the sentiments and diction of profane writers, where they resemble those of the Bible. In a word, it takes a wide range, while it states the processes which lead to results, and shrinks not from employing the technical language common to scholars. Extended dissertations are sometimes given, in which the language is made the direct subject of examination, and; the aid of lexicons and grammars called in to support or confirm a certain interpretation. 2. Popular commentary states in perspicuous and untechnical phraseology the sentiments of the holy writers, Ugg Roxy Short Boots usually witbout detailing the steps by which that meaning his been discovered. It leaves philological observations to those whose taste leads them to such studies. All scientific investigations are avoided. Its great object is to present, in an attractive form, the thoughts of the sacred authors, so that they may vividly imprest the mind and interest the heart. It avoids every thing that a reader unacquainted with Hebrew and Greek would not understand, and