cor Dei in verbis Dei”—“We are to learn the mind of God from the words of God.” True, but we must be both prepared and willing to be taught. Our Lord rebuked even professed leaders among the Jews, because, while claiming to be exponents of the Law, they “knew not the scriptures nor the power of God.” This reminds us of the necessity, if we are to have a true acquaintance with scripture teaching, that we should feel the force of truth, not only as directly declared, but as inferentially taught. This
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