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Literary
April 3, 1854
Grant County Herald
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
This essay extols the study of the Bible as a constant habit among scholars like Sir William Jones (master of 28 languages), Sir Isaac Newton (who praised the New Testament), John Milton, and Boerhaave (who meditated on Scripture daily). It highlights the pleasure derived and the Sabbath as divinely allotted time for this duty.
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The Bible. Sir W. Jones, a most accomplished scholar, who has made himself acquainted with eight-and-twenty languages, has left it on record, that amongst all pursuits the study of the Sacred Volume had been his constant habit. Sir Isaac Newton, the greatest of mathematicians, was a diligent student of the human mind, wrote to recommend the study of the New Testament as having "God for its author; salvation for its end, and the truth unmixed with error, for its matter." Milton, the greatest of poets, evidently had his mind most deeply imbued with the study of the word of God. Boerhaave, eminent as a natural philosopher, spent the first hour of every day in meditation on the sacred Scripture. Here no man can say that he has no pleasure. A most beneficent institution of our Creator has given us, for this duty a seventh part of our time, one day in every week, one whole year out of every seven.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Bible Study
Sir William Jones
Isaac Newton
John Milton
Boerhaave
Sabbath
Religious Devotion
Literary Details
Subject
Study Of The Bible
Key Lines
Sir Isaac Newton, The Greatest Of Mathematicians, Was A Diligent Student Of The Human Mind, Wrote To Recommend The Study Of The New Testament As Having "God For Its Author; Salvation For Its End, And The Truth Unmixed With Error, For Its Matter."
Milton, The Greatest Of Poets, Evidently Had His Mind Most Deeply Imbued With The Study Of The Word Of God.
A Most Beneficent Institution Of Our Creator Has Given Us, For This Duty A Seventh Part Of Our Time, One Day In Every Week, One Whole Year Out Of Every Seven.