The Ancient Interpretation of Leviticus XVIII, 18, as Received in the Church for More Than 1500 Years
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Excerpt from The Ancient Interpretation of Leviticus XVIII, 18, as Received in the Church for More Than 1500 Years: A Sufficient Apology for Holding That, According to the Word of God, Marriage With a Deceased Wife´s Sister Is Lawful My Dear Sir, After what occurred at tho election of Proctors for the Archdeaconry of London, you will not lie surprised to learn that I have been led to reconsider the opinion then expressed respecting the lawfulness of marriage with a deceased wife´s sister. Until then I had been satisfied with tho knowledge that our Authorized Version of Leviticus xviii. 18 was correct, and that the marginal translation was inconsistent with Hebrew idiom and the context. But the strong feeling manifested by some of the clergy on that occasion has compelled me to look more seriously and attentively into the matter, and to you, as my interrogator, I now address the results of my inquiry. On some points, I think, we agree; as, for instance, that the final appeal in questions relating to marriage must be to the Word of God. "What saith the Scripture?" must be the question uppermost in the minds of Christian men. I rejoice, therefore, to see that recent writers against the proposed change in the marriage - law take their stand upon Scripture. One learned and respected author says: - "I begin by asserting that Leviticus xviii. contains an enunciation of precepts of the moral law, not merely of precepts to the Jewish nation... 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.
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