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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Proportion of Faith
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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In post-Reformation times this phrase was used as meaning that all Scripture was to be interpreted with reference to all other Scripture, i.e., that no words or expressions were to be isolated or interpreted in a way contrary to its general teaching. This was also called the "analogy of faith."
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Proportion of Faith'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​p/proportion-of-faith.html. 1897.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Proportion of Faith'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​p/proportion-of-faith.html. 1897.