The Isle of Man, Or, the Legal Proceedings in Manshire Against Sin; Wherein, by Way of a Continued Allegory, the Chief Malefactors Disturbing Both Chu

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1803. Excerpt: ... allegory: Isaiah and Ezekiel.5. taught the Jews so too, and that: 2. &19. our Saviour spake many parables to his hearers. If any think it had been fit oijectm for a younger wit, than for oneansmred. grown old and grey-headed, surely Nathan, Isaiah, and Ezekiel were not young; neither did those forms of speaking derogate any thing from their holy aged gravities. And, it may be, thus to allegorize upon such a subject matter from all these passages in politic government, required some more experience than some perhaps conceit, though the thing done to their hand may seem now most easy. But the fault, if a fault, peradventure, is not simply imputed for making an allegory; but in following it so largely, and for surfeiting (as it were interE 3 ludehide-wise) some things for tbe weightiness of the matter therein contained, not seeming grave enough, as the parables of Christ, and his Prophets were. For sin and sinful courses of men should be. sodeciphered, as the readers might rather be moved to lament than occasioned to laugh. V-. First, for the largeness, it is no more than the necessity of the-intended discourse requires, as the scope before-mentioned may Luke 15. sufficiently witness. The paraEzek. 17. bles of our Saviour in St. Luke, & 19-and of Ezekiel, were large, and they were prosecuted according to the nature of those things from whence they were taken, to lay open fully thereby what they intended, and this is but so, and no more. I confess, the matter of this allegorical allegorical discourse to be such (as may appear by the manifold lessons before laid down, being the summary contents of the Book), as ought to work in every Christian reader sorrow of heart in the deep consideration of his miseries, till he be recovered out of his wretched estate: and...