II. CORINTHIANS 7. 173

4. They sometimes give the sense not of any particular pas- sage or passages, but, so to speak, the general sense of Scrip- ture. That is, they quote the Scriptures as saying what is no- Avhere found in so many words, but what nevertheless the Scriptures clearly teach. There is no such passage, for exam- ple, as that contained in this verse in the Old Testament, but the sentiment is often and clearly therein expressed. 5. They never quote as of authority any but the canonical books of the Old Testament.