Christian Mysticism by William Ralph Inge
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naturally from their characters and principles. Looking back on the
memories of a long life, he desires to trace the operation of uniform laws in dividing the wheat of humanity from the chaff. He is content to observe how [Greek: êthos anthrôpô daimôn], without speculating on the reason why characters differ. In offering these remarks, I am assuming, what seems to me quite certain, that St. John selected from our Lord's discourses those which suited his particular object, and that in the setting and arrangement he allowed himself a certain amount of liberty.] [Footnote 71: Gal. i. 12.] [Footnote 72: 1 Cor. xv. shows that he subsequently satisfied himself of the truth of the other Christophanies.] [Footnote 73: Gal, i. 15, 16.] [Footnote 74: 1 Cor. i. and ii.] [Footnote 75: Chrysostom _in_ I _Cor_., Hom. vii. 2.] [Footnote 76: See Lightfoot on Col. i. 26.] [Footnote 77: Eph. iii. 9.] [Footnote 78: 2 Tim. i. 10 ([Greek: phôtizein]); cf. Eph. i. 9.] [Footnote 79: 2 Cor. vii. 1.] [Footnote 80: In spite of this, he is attacked for this passage in the |
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