What does textuary mean?
Textuary means One who is well versed in Scripture; a textman..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
One who is well versed in Scripture; a textman..
I cannot omit to take notice here of that common axiom, "A good textuary is a good divine;" and to observe, that it is most true, if rightly understood: if by a textuary, we mean him who hath not only a concordance of Scriptures in his memory, but also a commentary on them in his understanding […]
Some who have had the honour to be textuary in divinity are of opinion it shall be the same specifical fire with ours.
I can see no ground, why his Reason should be textuary to ours; or that God, or Nature, ever intended him an Universal Headship
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Textuary means One who is well versed in Scripture; a textman..
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I cannot omit to take notice here of that common axiom, "A good textuary is a good divine;" and to observe, that it is most true, if rightly understood: if by a textuary, we mean him who hath not only a concordance of Scriptures in his memory, but also a commentary on them in his understanding […]
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