THE BIBLE by M. E. Cornell

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 11, 1857

THE BIBLE.

By M. E. Cornell

"This Book is read by many, but understood by few. Superstition has blinded the mind of the masses, even of the religious, so that its simplicity and pristine purity is overlooked, and the whole is read through a veil of mystery—a relic of Romanism. A mystery propagated and fostered by the pretended called and sent clergy—than which God's word has not a greater enemy; for they even boast that it is a dead letter, and cannot be understood, and hence of no avail until the mind is forced to comprehend its meaning by the Spirit's influence.

But thank God such is not the case—it is so plain that wayfaring men though fools, can with the same rules of interpretation that they would apply to other writings, learn their whole duty to God and their fellow-men. Reader, don't start back, but be candid and give this gratuitous hint, from one you know not, due consideration, that you may become satisfied of its truthfulness."