Antilogia

ANTILOGIA, or Contradiction, Opposition. There are many seeming contradictions in the Scripture, which Interpreters and Commentators have endeavoured to reconcile. It is impossible that the Holy Spirit, which is the Author of the Scriptures, should contradict himself, or that there should be any real disagreement in what he delivers; but the little knowledge which we have of things divine and supernatural; our ignorance of the language, history and customs of the Jews; the loss of many ancient monuments; the condescension of God in being pleased to express himself often after a popular and human manner, whenever he speaks of his divine perfections and operations; all these things contribute to make the Text of Scripture obscure, and occasion that appearance of Antilogies and Contradictions, which are indeed but appearances, and relate all to our imperfect way of conceiving things. There is nothing but Truth in the Sacred Writings, tho’ it be sometimes clearer or obscurer than at others¹.

Cum in voluminibus Sacrarum literarum… aliqua velut a veritate diversum sonante sententiâ vel movetur lector, vel sollicitatur auditor, certa & inconcussa fide teneri debet unius atque ejusdem Spiritûs, & ejus præter quem nihil est veritatis, apertius alibi, paulò obscurius alibi sonare mysteria, &c.

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