Interpretation impeded by speculations of futurity, and by party -Progress of defection-War of the church against avowed NOTES ON SECTION I. True notion of the Resurrection-Dangers from Infidelity, not SECTION II. P. 46. DESIGN AND USE OF PROPHECY. The two Pillars of the Catholic church—Advantages of Pro- church that of the Prophets-Because in it alone they could NOTE ON SECTION II. Definitions of the Catholic church. SECTION III. P. 91. HIEROGLYPHICS, OR THE EMBLEMATIC LANGUAGE OF PROPHECY. Language the Organ of society-Types and symbols a chief nus-Plato's maxim, and also that of the Jews-Opposed by some of the moderns-Their system unreasonable-Answered -The Sacraments-Models of spiritual instruction and be- nediction-Emblems-The diagrams of prophecy-Grotius of great use, but impeded the interpretation of prophecy- -Cocceius and the Hutchinsonians also-Literal and spiri- tual interpretation must be united-Parables prophetic- Spiritual sense sometimes most literal-Instances-the Pro- phecy of Joel and of our Lord-Schools of the prophets- Garden of Eden-Cherubim and flaming sword explained- Patriarchal tent-Cain a wanderer from what-Divine insti- tution of sacrifice-Future state known to the Israelites- History of Abraham most important--Foundation of much of the prophetic system-Typical-The literal sense of the pro- mise-The land inherited personally by Abraham in type proved-From Scripture-From Horace-From the church -Chrysostom-The land a type of this world and of the next-Who the children of Abraham-Heirs of the world- Chrysostom quoted-The faith two-fold, and the law two- fold-The covenant-The temple-The baptism-The cir- cumcision-And the grace two-fold, and therefore prophecy two-fold-Much perplexity from not attending to this in- stance in our Lord's prophecy-Isaac and Solomon types of Christ-Standards of the prophetic method of betokening one Moses and the prophets ministered to Christ and his church— |