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Description:Excerpt from Saul: A MysteryGospels, I have endeavoured generally to regard them, in dealing with the story of Saul. What latitude Ihave allowed myself, has usually'been in accordance with admitted canons of criticism, or at least such as not materially to affect the fact. The purely imagina tive portions of the poem, will be found symbolical of principles which I deemed it important to keep in mind; and this remark I make with special allusion to the part sustained in the plot by the Ideal of an evil spirit. I was not satisfied, as a mere dramatist would be, with representing the apostate monarch as a prey merely to his own conﬂicting passions: for the Christian is bound to believe that, like all who triﬂe with their election of god, he had become the subject of infernal excitement to sin, and to ruin. This fear ful truth I have not cared to explain away after the pert and conceited philosophy of an age that lacks the greatest element of noble mind - religious Venera tion. Exhibiting this principle in the conception of' Merodach, I have also united with it an illustration of the evil conscience and unrepented sin, which gave Satan such advantage over the soul of his servant. That haunting of remorse, which the greatest of poets has so powerfully pictured in the blood-boltered Banquo, Ihave more feebly symbolized in the dody/ of (zeaﬂt, which the Evil Spirit is represented as inhabiting for the purpose of producing, in his Victim, the deeper despair. From the Hadad of our lamented Hillhouse, I perhaps took the hint of such a demoniacal possession; and though I employ it for a purpose so different from his that the ao knowledgment might not be demanded, I am glad of the opportunity of paying this passing tribute to a fine fancy and gentle heart, of which his country has been so firematurely bereaved.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Saul: A Mystery (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Saul: A Mystery (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Saul: A MysteryGospels, I have endeavoured generally to regard them, in dealing with the story of Saul. What latitude Ihave allowed myself, has usually'been in accordance with admitted canons of criticism, or at least such as not materially to affect the fact. The purely imagina tive portions of the poem, will be found symbolical of principles which I deemed it important to keep in mind; and this remark I make with special allusion to the part sustained in the plot by the Ideal of an evil spirit. I was not satisfied, as a mere dramatist would be, with representing the apostate monarch as a prey merely to his own conﬂicting passions: for the Christian is bound to believe that, like all who triﬂe with their election of god, he had become the subject of infernal excitement to sin, and to ruin. This fear ful truth I have not cared to explain away after the pert and conceited philosophy of an age that lacks the greatest element of noble mind - religious Venera tion. Exhibiting this principle in the conception of' Merodach, I have also united with it an illustration of the evil conscience and unrepented sin, which gave Satan such advantage over the soul of his servant. That haunting of remorse, which the greatest of poets has so powerfully pictured in the blood-boltered Banquo, Ihave more feebly symbolized in the dody/ of (zeaﬂt, which the Evil Spirit is represented as inhabiting for the purpose of producing, in his Victim, the deeper despair. From the Hadad of our lamented Hillhouse, I perhaps took the hint of such a demoniacal possession; and though I employ it for a purpose so different from his that the ao knowledgment might not be demanded, I am glad of the opportunity of paying this passing tribute to a fine fancy and gentle heart, of which his country has been so firematurely bereaved.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Saul: A Mystery (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Saul: A Mystery (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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