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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。
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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
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