Excerpt from Lectures on the Figurative Language of the Holy Scripture, and the Interpretation of It From the Scripture Itself: To Which Are Added, Four Lectures on the Relation Between the Old and New Testaments, as It Is Set Forth in the Epistle to the Hebrews; Also, a Single Lecture on the Natural Evidences of Christianity When the maker of the world becomes an au thor, his word must be as perfect as his work the glo ry of his wisdom must be declared by the one as evi dently as the glory of his power is by the other: and if nature repays the philosopher for his experiments, the scripture can never disappoint those who are pro perly exercised in the study of it. 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.