Parable.--“A heavenly story with no earthly meaning.”
“Esau was a man who wrote fables, and who sold the copyright to a
publisher for a bottle of potash.”
What is Divine right? “The liberty to do what you like in church.”
What is a Papal bull? “A sort of cow, only larger, and does not give
milk.”
“Titus was a Roman Emperor, supposed to have written the Epistle to
the Hebrews. His other name was Oates.”
Explain the difference between the religious belief of the Jews and
Samaritans? “The Jews believed in the synagogue, and had their Sunday
on a Saturday; but the Samaritans believed in the Church of England
and worshipped in groves of oak; therefore the Jews had no dealings
with the Samaritans.”
Give two instances in the Bible where an animal spoke? “(1) Balaam’s
ass. (2) When the whale said unto Jonah, ‘Almost thou persuadest me
to be a Christian.’”