geneus

Updated: May 17, 2025

"That when they are quoted, or alluded to, they are quoted or alluded to with peculiar respect, as books sui geneus, as possessing an authority which belonged to no other books, and as conclusive in all questions and controversies among christians. "That they were in very early times collected into a distinct volume. "That they were distinguished by appropriate names and titles of respect.

Hosea Ballou - A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation