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Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Holy Scriptures
Chapter 3
Wisdom 3
Dried reeds easily catch fire, which spreads rapidly, and presents a sparkling light.
The epithet is wanting in the text. The term rendered ' visitation ' regards the divine judgment.
Isai. Ivi. 3. The excellence of holy celibacy is here intimated.
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