Excerpt from An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 1 Book II., on the special interpretation of scripture, comprises the Interpretation of its figurative language, with a particular Examination of Tropes, Metonymies, Metaphors, Allegories, Parables, Proverbs, and various Figures of Speech; the Interpretation of the Poetical parts of Scrip ture; the Spiritual Interpretation, with a discussion on Types; the Interpretation of Scripture Prophecies; the Doctrinal and Moral Interpretation; the Interpretation and Means of Harmonising Passages which are alleged to be Contradictory; and the Inferential and Practical Reading of Scripture. 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.