a theologico-political treatise [part i]-第24章

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reposed　in　him。　（3）　If　it　were　otherwise；　and　all　who　listen　to　prophets



became　prophets　themselves；　as　all　who　listen　to　philosophers　become



philosophers；　a　prophet　would　no　longer　be　the　interpreter　of　Divine



decrees；　inasmuch　as　his　hearers　would　know　the　truth；　not　on　the；　authority



of　the　prophet；　but　by　means　of　actual　Divine　revelation　and　inward



testimony。　（4）　Thus　the　sovereign　powers　are　the　interpreters　of　their　own



rights　of　sway；　because　these　are　defended　only　by　their　authority　and



supported　by　their　testimony。







Endnote　3。　（1）　〃Prophets　were　endowed　with　a　peculiar　and



extraordinary　power。〃　（2）　Though　some　men　enjoy　gifts　which　nature　has　not



bestowed　on　their　fellows；　they　are　not　said　to　surpass　the　bounds　of　human



nature；　unless　their　special　qualities　are　such　as　cannot　be　said　to　be



deducible　from　the　definition　of　human　nature。　（3）　For　instance；　a　giant　is



a　rarity；　but　still　human。　（4）　The　gift　of　composing　poetry　extempore　is



given　to　very　few；　yet　it　is　human。　（5）　The　same　may；　therefore；　be　said　of



the　faculty　possessed　by　some　of　imagining　things　as　vividly　as　though　they



saw　them　before　them；　and　this　not　while　asleep；　but　while　awake。　（6）　But　if



anyone　could　be　found　who　possessed　other　means　and　other　foundations　for



knowledge；　he　might　be　said　to　transcend　the　limits　of　human　nature。







CHAPTER　III。



Endnote　4。　（1）　In　Gen。　xv。　it　is　written　that　God　promised　Abraham　to



protect　him；　and　to　grant　him　ample　rewards。　（2）　Abraham　answered　that　he



could　expect　nothing　which　could　be　of　any　value　to　him；　as　he　was　childless



and　well　stricken　in　years。







Endnote　5。　（1）　That　a　keeping　of　the　commandments　of　the　old　Testament



is　not　sufficient　for　eternal　life；　appears　from　Mark　x：21。











End　of　Endnotes　to　PART　I























End　of　Part　I