Principles of Interpretation

We were engaged in examining such typical events and transactions in sacred history named by the inspired writers. We were so engaged for the purpose of ascer­taining the principles of interpretation which these typical materials do necessarily exhibit. There remained two rules to which we now desire to call attention. The first of these may be stated thus: The meaning of the type should not be confined within the limits of the knowledge of the types possessed by the ancient believer. It has...