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Excerpt from The History of the Christian Church, Vol. 1
I have sought to learn from all quarters, even from the Open adversaries of Holy Scripture. The criticism of negation does the same service as all heresy, which, condemnable though it be, has ever brought forward to our notice, points of truth which had been overlooked. If this is the case with dogmas, why not also with history? Many things have been rightly observed by the sceptic which have escaped the orthodox. We must acknowledge every true discovery (not hypothesis) let it come whence it may, and give to it its proper interpretation and place. Love for the truth constrains me to make this use of the writings of opponents. And I shall be glad to find that they re cognize in my work many of their discoveries. For their contributions to the investigation of antiquity, I give them (if they will allow me) my thanks. For their slander of that which is holy, my abhorrence.
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I have sought to learn from all quarters, even from the Open adversaries of Holy Scripture. The criticism of negation does the same service as all heresy, which, condemnable though it be, has ever brought forward to our notice, points of truth which had been overlooked. If this is the case with dogmas, why not also with history? Many things have been rightly observed by the sceptic which have escaped the orthodox. We must acknowledge every true discovery (not hypothesis) let it come whence it may, and give to it its proper interpretation and place. Love for the truth constrains me to make this use of the writings of opponents. And I shall be glad to find that they re cognize in my work many of their discoveries. For their contributions to the investigation of antiquity, I give them (if they will allow me) my thanks. For their slander of that which is holy, my abhorrence.
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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Heinrich Wilhelm Josias Thiersch
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ISBN - 9780267603251
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Heinrich Wilhelm Josias Thiersch
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Page Count - 374
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