The Bible : its true character and spiritual meaning

L. P. (Lewis Pyle) Mercer

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OF THIC California.University of Received •--^^^^^ • ^^9.1^^2^^ f Accession No. Class No.^ (^ Y^i- {^^tns^y^^C,c.5('jY Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1879, oy L. P. MERCER, In the Oflace of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. T l^^.^lvT')^^'J,vi^ M^ STEREOTYPED, PRINTED AND BOUND THE CHICAGO LEGAL NEWS COMPANY. PREFACE. is presentThe object of these Lectures to the teaching Swedenborg concerning theof Sacred Scriptures, in form likely to reacha might otherwise remain in ignorancethosewho ofit ; and for this purpose I have used what- ever in the collateral writings of the New Church I have found available for argument or illustration. Whatever has thus been as- thesimilate)^ into scheme and purpose of this presentation,I of course makemyself responsi- ifble for; but credit is to be given, I wish to say it very likely belongs to others. It is only fair to add, that the Lectures, delivered from time to time, which have appeared in the Chicago Times, called forth expressions of interest from various sources, which suggested the probable usefulness ofprinting them in this present form. L. P. M. Chicago, Advent^ 1879. Digitized by tlie Internet Arciiive in 2008 witii funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation littp://www.arcliive.org/details/bibleitstruecliarOOrevlricli IMITBRSIITl OONTEISTTS PAGE I. THE BIBLE A BOOK OF DIVINE PARABLES . 5 Man Needs a Revelation .... 9 It Must Contain a Spiritual Sense . . 12 The Claim: of the Scriptures . .

Sujets

• The New Church
• Doctrine
• Correspondence
• Bible

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 8
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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OF THIC
California.University of
Received •--^^^^^ • ^^9.1^^2^^ f
Accession No. Class No.^ (^ Y^i-{^^tns^y^^C<^U.^CBibleThe
ITS TRUE CHARACTER AND SPIRITUAL
MEANING,
Compliments of
EEV. L. P. MERCER.
//
UMON SWEDENBORGIAN CUUIICH, CHICAGO.
Without a Parable spake He not unto them.—'M.ATT. xiii, 31.
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JANSEN, McCLUR?r& COMPANY.
1879.<>,c.5('jY
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1879, oy
L. P. MERCER,
In the Oflace of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
T
l^^.^lvT')^^'J,vi^
M^
STEREOTYPED, PRINTED AND BOUND
THE CHICAGO LEGAL NEWS COMPANY.PREFACE.
is presentThe object of these Lectures to
the teaching Swedenborg concerning theof
Sacred Scriptures, in form likely to reacha
might otherwise remain in ignorancethosewho
ofit ; and for this purpose I have used what-
ever in the collateral writings of the New
Church I have found available for argument
or illustration. Whatever has thus been as-
thesimilate)^ into scheme and purpose of this
presentation,I of course makemyself responsi-
ifble for; but credit is to be given, I wish to
say it very likely belongs to others. It is
only fair to add, that the Lectures, delivered
from time to time, which have appeared in the
Chicago Times, called forth expressions of
interest from various sources, which suggested
the probable usefulness ofprinting them in this
present form.
L. P. M.
Chicago, Advent^ 1879.Digitized by tlie Internet Arciiive
in 2008 witii funding from
IVIicrosoft Corporation
littp://www.arcliive.org/details/bibleitstruecliarOOrevlricli