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Matthew Poole — Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 1
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Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 1 — Section 1501
4 | Wrath'ss cruel, and anger is outragious,but who + Hes. 15 able to ſtand before || envy ee Wrath i _ e Envy is worſe than both of them,partly becauſe it is more un< 7*lty,and Juſt and unreaſonable, asnot cauſed by any provocation, as wrath ger an & anger are, but only proceeding from a malignity of mind, wheres …
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þ i: e. Attempts tq imother or bridic her paſſon,that it may not break forch to her ſhawe,and to his own diſcomfort and reproach. i Undertakes that which is impoſſible. k Which being the great inſtrument of ation by its much ſtirring diffuſeth rhe ſavour of it. 17 Iron ſharpeneth iron /, ſo a man ſharpeneth the co…
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The Charater of the Righteous and of the Wicked, with the bleſſed Fruits of Integrity, and evil Effefts of Sin, 1 12. Theevil of Conceal- ing, and bleſſednejs of confeſſing Sin, 13- The evil of Oppreſſion and Violence, the Benefit. of Induftry and Faithfulneſs, with ſundry other Ob= lervations, 5 ——-- 28, the righ…
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y That obſtinately refuſeth to yield Audience or Obedience to Gods Commands. z To God, whoſe Law he deſpiſed, God will abhor and reje& his Perſon, and all his Services. Io * Whoſo caufeth the righteous to go aſtray in an evil way @, he ſhal fall himſelf inco his own pit ; bur the upright (hal have good things in p…
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18 * Wholo waiketh uprightly, ſhal be ſaved c : but be that is perverſe in his ways 4, ſhal fall ac once e. © To wit,from deſtruction, becauſe God hath vnderteken- and promiſedzto prote& him. d Heb. in two ways, cf which phraſe ſee above on v, 6. eOnce for all, ſo as he ſhal not need a ſecond thruſt, 1 Sam; 26. 8,…
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puniſh Unrizhteoutneſs, whereby the number of wicked menis di- miniſhed, and the righteous are multiplied. C H A P. XXIX. The Excellency of Wiſdom, with Rules for Goyernmnent, 114; The Pa» recs Duty to correfF their Children, 15 17. The miſery of them that know not Gods [Law, 18- Of Anger, Pride, Thieving, Cowardi…
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m Or rather,are advanced, becauſe this is oppoſed to their faling =p. —_ in the next Clauſe; and fo this Hebrew word is taken above,verſe 2« g 58.10: n Sin and Sinners aboundand grow impudenc by Impunity, and the g, g,.g, Example and Encouragement of ſuch Rulers. « The DeſtruQtion of ſuch Tranſgreſlors, in due time…
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adiuring him and other ſuſpe&ed Perſons to give Information con- : | 541g ba 1 Which big bound to do both by virtue of his Oath, 6: Whog hath aſcended up into Heaven h, F, or *Joh:3:13 + Hel ad for the publick Good, which ought to be preferred before all | deſcended 5? * who hach gathered the wind in his THeb' «1d hu…
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to Ithiel and Ucal c. knowledge of Divine Myſteries from me,nor frem any Man, but &19.140. "'C . from the Word of God,whichis a certain Rule both of your Belief f Heb: _ ring _ TE any __ 47 pronto —_—_— and Practice, becauſe every part and parcel of it is Hoy and T rue, p#rifiea, Seine; King + : : n &T | and Good, a…
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M-:n, whereby God is denied in truth, and in Works, even when " he is owned in wordsand in ſhew, c Thay I ſhould obey or ſerve him. I donotneed him. I can live of my own without him, Leſt by degrees I ſhould arrive at downright Atheiſm or Infidelity,which is molt incident to rich and great m2n, as is manifeſt from …
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5 For as the Iſraelitiſh Women did generally and vehemently de- fire manyChildren,for divers Reaſons elſewhere mentioned fo thoſe who were barren amongft them, were moſt eager in thoſe De- fires, 2s we ſec in Rachel, Gen: 30; 1 and as in all other cafes, Per- ſons moſt prize andthitſt after thoſe good things which …
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neth her arms 7. | h She uſeth great Diligence and Expedition in her Employment ; for which ead, Men in thoſe times ui'd to gird up their long and looſe Garments about theirLoins.i Putteth forth her utmoit ſtrentgh in her buſineſs, : | "eb. ſhe 18 She perceiveth that her merchandiſe 3s good & : uh. her candle goe…
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f Whoſe teſtimony is the more conſiderable, becauſe they have been conſtant eye-witneſſes of her whole Carriage,and therefore muſt - have ſeen her miſdemeannours, if there had been any,as well as her Virtues. g Either 1; In token of Reverence to her, * which agrees not to the following Clauſe, wherein the fame Phra…
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David, king in Jeruſalem 6. a Who was not only a King, but alſo a Teacher | of Gods People. which he did both by Words, up- on” on ſome folema occaſions, and by Writings, Who having ſinned grievouſly and ſcandalouſly in the Eyes of all tte World juſtly thought himſelfobliged ro Preach or Publiſh his true Reptnran…
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Rivers return to their former place and ftate, bur Man when once he dies, he never returns again, to this life ; of which compariſon ſee Job 143 7, 12+ Or, 3. to ſhew the vanity of all worldly things, and that Man's mind can never be ſatisfied with them, becauſe there is nothing in the Wo11d bura conſtant repetitio…
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h This ſeems to be added to prevent this Obje&ion, There are many new Inventions and Enjoyments unknown to former Ages. To this he anſwers, This Objettion is grounded only upon our ig- norance of ancient times and things, which is very great,and which if we did exat'y know or remember, we ſhould eaſily find Pzralle…
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diict.arge of that great truſt;and whoſe Royal Palace and abode was in Feruſalem, where were the Houſe of God and the moſt wiſe and learned of the Priefts attending upon it, and the Seats of Juſtice, and Colledges or Aſſemblies of the wiſeſt Men of their Nation of which ſee 2 Kings 22:. 14: 1 Chron: 25: 8, &c. Pſa:…
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J: yen + all the days of their lite =». | numbe” _— and + my fleſh with delicious meats and drinks, the days Synecdochicall expreſſed by Wine here, as alſo Prov: g: 2: Cante 2: their 4; &c, 3s olſiry food is by Bread, Amos 7: 12: compared with 8: | 11. & Yer reſolving to uſemy Wiſdom.cither 7. To ſet bounds to my …
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q Or, yer I ſaw. For this is added to prevent an Objection or E ho Miſtake. r Although Wiſdom is not ſufficient to make men truly wiſh a and perfectly happy, yet it is of a far greater Uſe and Excell:ncy mg than vain Pleaſures, or any other Follies s 7. e. Vaſtly andunſpeak- ;, _ _ not do if they were out of his he…
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£ Who can more freely and fully enjoy the Comforts of this Lifg than I did? | foregning Verſe from his own Experience, which was the more theſe matters, none could either have more Creaturz-comforts, .or more addi& himſelf to the enjoyment of them, or improve them to better advantage than he did what wasthe great…
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7 Seing then all ations and events in the world are out of mans power, and no man can at any time door enjoy any thing at his pleaſure, bur only what and when God pleaſeth,as hath been now ſthewed in many particulars,& it is as true and certain in all others, hence it follows,that all mens labours, of themſelves, a…
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. b By clear Reafon, and my own long and certain Experience. c e They are ſubje& to the ſame Di ' TT Noother SatisfaQtion er Felicity which a Man can roy. 4 In f As certainly, nd no leſs Cn, on, and 7s er Creatures or worldly Enjoyments. e Eeither 1. to himſelf; as it is | 1512 their Noſtrils ; one and the ſame Iivin…
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- ror What ne leaveth behind him 1S nor his, but another Mans. Þ yer # teh ole, and for —_— Works. . . | When once he is dead he ſhall never return into this life to ſee in- CIT our wh pope 1 org MF Noo K, att it ! to whoſe hands his Eſtate falls,and how it is either uſed or abuſed ; -4 nk d 12 Wicke 4. x Fixed by G…
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p Theſe are the words.either 1.0f the Sluggard making this Apo- logy for his Idleneſs, That this Little with eaſe,is better than great Riches got with much rrouble. Or 2- of Selomen, who elſewhere ſpeaks ro the ſame purpoſe, as Prov: 15:16, 17. and 17. 1. and here propoſeth it as a good Antidote againſt the Vanity …
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» bs. ſhed x it to break om vel ws Lips 430g haſt well weighed it, # Either * Longs , | A t. it Prayers directed to him. Or 2, in ſolemn Vows and Promiſes *y ano. lbs abgs.. | WWorago- tang rote — Twi. m_—_— made in Gods preſence;which were very much in uſe inthoſe times, 6. 3 q | contemptible, both for his Age, an…
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ame, as a preſignification of his future Incarnation ; and who. is, and was in a ſpecial manner preſent in all Religious Aſſemblies,and being Omniſcient and Omnipreſent, exattly knew and obſerved all Ps which men made,and whether they did perform or vio- late them. Or rather 3« the Prieſt or Miniſter of holy things…
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t Then his wearineſs diſpoſeth him to ſleep. « In which caſe his he:lthfulConſtitution and laborious courſe of life prevents thoſe cru- dities and indigeſtions which oft-times break the {leep of rich mens, x Heb. the fuineſs either 1. of his Diet, which commonly diſcom« poſeth their ſtomachs and hinders their reſt:…
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4b. 1.5. e, Learned by ſtudyand experience. m Gudor comfortable | YEt hath he ſeen no good x: do not all y go to one vereis & ©O Mans ſelf, and Comely or Amiable 1n the Eyes of other men, as | place Z g : {> qud which p=nuriouſneſs is baſe and diſhonourable. » To wit,of worldly goods. u Wherein he ſezms to have a pri…
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2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth a, | To That which hath been is named already 6, and it 56 21:12 honour *, ſo that he wanterh nothing for his ſoul | is known thar it is man#: neither may he contend with Feed. but frangere mem ins hls i Feng. # Tipo s dbi apeaotat whe ks kh ah LH a4 ] - . F- , a al ON=s…
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7-10, Wiſdom and Money a Defence, 11, 12. Gods Previgence ſhould render us contented ; our anty both in Proſperity and Adverſity, 13, 14» Prudence and the fear of God neceſſary in this World, ig---18. The praiſe of Wiſdem, 19, All men are fimmers, 20. Other mens Opinions of thee not too much tobe minded; The motive…
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ribes is no gainer by themz Burt if this be independent upon the former; as divers 0: her verſes here are, it isa genera] and uſeful obſervation, that the good or evil of things is better known by their end, than by their beginning;z which is true both in evil Counſe!s and Courſes, which are pleaſant at firſt, but …
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; Heb. ir aſhadow ; which in Scripture uſe notes both ProteCtion and Refreſhment: And thus far Wiſdom and: Money agree. & But herein Knowledge or Wiſdom ( which commonly ſignifie the ſame thing ) excels Riches,that whereas Riches frequently expoſe Men to death or deſtruQion, true- Wiſdom doth ofr-times preſerve a m…
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things as ſinful, whiclr God hath not forbidden perſtition, bur is here called Righreo 1/neſs abufiv 1nappearance, and in the opinion of fjuch the name, but by adding overmuch, d enies the thing,becauſe Righte- ouſneſs, as well as other virtues, av'6ids both the extreams the ex- ceſs as well as the defe&, Or 3, By…
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x Or, M1 theſe things ; of which I have berediſcourſed. » I have- diligenty examined and found all this to be true. z By the help of thar ſingular Wiſdom which God had given me. 4 I determined within my felf that I would by all pollible- means ſeek to attain per- fection of wiſdom,and Iperſwaded my ſelf that I fhou…
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2 Though I could not find out all the ffreams of wickeIneſs and their infinite windings and turnings in the World, yer I havediſ covered the fountain of it,to wit,Original fin,.and-the corruption cf Nature which is both in Men and Women.f God made our firſt Pa- rents, Adamand Eve, g Heb. right, without ary imperfe&…
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ry There isa fit way and ſeaſon for the happy 'accompliſhment of very buſineſs which a man defigneth or undertaketh to do, which 'S known tro God, but for the moſt parr hidden from man, as is1m+ alyed and may be gathered from the following words.See the Notes on Ch: 3. 1. 5 Becauſe there are very few who have that …
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#4 Frequently and innumerably. 5 The time of his Life and Pro- ſperity. £ Whereby he implyes, both that good men mighs for a time ſuffer grievous things from ſuch wicked Tyrants, and thar it ſhould be very ill with the wicked, which is manifeſt from the con- trary courſe and condition of good and bad men, and which…
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1 Heb. and, or moreover. 21 conſidered the counſels and ways of Godzand the various merheds ot his Providence towards good & bad men,and the reaſons of them. » No Man,thovgh never ſo wiſe,and inquiſitive,and ſtudious, as it follows,is able fully and perfe&ly to underſtand theſe things. And therefore ir is beſt for …
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p Of wicked men, ſuch as the generality of Mankind are. q Ei- ther 1, of grief, upon this occaſion. Or, rather 2, of wickedneſs, as appears from the next clauſe, and by comparing this place with Eccleſ. 8. n. r Upon this account they go on madly and deſperate- ly in evil courſes without any fear of an afrer=reckoni…
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c To wit, the time of his death, or of ſome other ſore diſtreſs which God is bringing upon him. Which is oppoſed to the time of ſucceſs mentioned 1n the foregoing Verſe, and man is faid tobe ignoran* both of the one and of the other. 4 That whilft they are ſporting and feeding themſelves, are ſuddenly and ungxpette…
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f Not only in great undertakings, but in his daily converſation with mengin his looks and geſtures,and common talk. g Orgbe wants an Heart, as if he had ſaid, did I ſay, his Heart is at his left hand ? I muſt recal it, for in truth he hath no heart in him. +4 He publick- ly diſcovers his folly to all that meet him …
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"EAR | __ Fipiieth * Or 2: Froward to promiſe and brag” P” ds. . is the common praCtice of fooliſ;men? he , ©5:3* n Either **+ Talkative; Cayh, is not a Note of likeneſs, but of reality, as it is, Judg: 13: 23; Net: 7; 2: Hof: 4: 4+ & 5: 10s and oft elſewhere, | is a man of words, as we uſe to ſay. .o Thete words…
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ebts. ) upon the waters, 1. e. upon thoſe poor Creatures upon whom by reaſon of their unthankfulneſs or inhabiliry ro make any returns to thee, it may ſeem to be as utterly loſt as the ſeed which a man Caſts into the Sea or River- This ſenſe agrees much better, 1, With the words ; for he doth not barely mention *he…
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pour it forth for the refreſhment both of the fruitful fie!d and of the barren wilderneſs, ' k Theſe words contain either 1. An Argu- ment to perſwade Men to Charity, becauſe they muſt ſhortly fall ordie, and then all opportunity of being cheritable will be loit,and they mult expeCt certainly and eternally to reap …
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9 Rejoyce e, O young men f, in thy youth, and let thy heart chear thee g in the days of thy- youth, and walk in the'way of thy heart, and inthe ſight of thine eyes h: but know thou ?, that for all theſe :hings £ God will bring thee into judgment 7. e This verſe is tobe underſtoed either 1, As a ſerious Advice to …
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be not darkned f,nor the clouds return after the rain g: f Heb. While the ſun, and the light, and the mom, &c. Thar clauſe and the light, ſeems to be added to ſignific that he ſpeaks of the dark- mng of the Sun, and Moon, and Stars,not in themſelves,or ia their ownBodies,bur oaly in reſpeCt of that light which chey…
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to perform their Office- m Heb. becauſe they are diminiſhed, either 3. Ta ſtrength; Or 2+In' number ; being here one, and there ano- ther, and not united together,and one dire&ly againſt another,and conſequently unfit for their work. » The Eyes. By windews he un- derftands either 1+ The koles in which the Eyes are …
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\mere in a living Body. And this may properly be faid to be /ooſed,or diſſolved, or broken, or removed,as others render the word,the ſenfe of all theſeTranſlations being the ſamegbecauſe it is relaxed,or obſtru&- ed,or otherwiſe diſenabled for its proper ſervice. And anſwerably hereunto by :he golden vow! he underf…
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the Heart, but ſuffer it to ſtand Nill and cool within them, whence comes thar coldneſs of the outward parts,which is a near forerunner of Death. And the wheel may be ſaid to be broken at the ciſtern, when the -grear Arteries do not perform their Office of conveying the Bload into the left Ventricle of the Heart, a…
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the whole of man, becauſe all men muſt give an account to God of all ? their works,and this alone will enable them to do chat with joy,and not with grief.” Or 2. As another Argument to preſs the'foregoing Exhortation, Fear God, and keep bis commandments, for you mult be. called to judgment abont it, &c. p Not only …
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+ ileb. ty for + thy love 4d is better than wine e. . brves. - c Th: beginning of this Book is abrupr, and may ſeem diſorder. ly ; but 15,very ſuitable to, and uiual in Writings of this nature, wherein things are not related in an hiftorical and exquiſite order, bur that which was firſt done is brought in as it we…
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thou inwardly moye me, who am naturally averſcand backward to follow thee, 1 Both Ithy Speuſe,and the Virginsmy Companions; And this change of numbeOreaches us that the Spouſe in this Book 1s ene great Body,conſiſting ef many Members,of whom therefore he ſpeaks ſometimes in the ſingular,& ſometimes in the plural nu…
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] by ms the flocks of thy companions 7. _ : ance ek age all cheſeDiſcouragements andAfflictions whach -cv;ted by others, I flee to thee,O my only Refuge and Joy,and i bes direftion and help from thee. þ Underſtand thy flock, as Gen, 29. 7. & 37. 16. Seing falſe Teachers and Churches bear thy Name, Mark 13+ 21, 22,…
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Horſes were preferred before others, 1 King 10. 28. Iſa. 31 to and Pharaohs own Charior.Horſes were doubtleſs the beſt of their kind Or 2. Fr excellent order and uſefulneſs as thoſe Horſes did equally and orderly draw the Chariot, and carry Pharaoh with eiſe and ſpe:d whetber he deſigned to go» Or rather 3. Fo ſtr…
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r Not only ſtrong and incorruptible, bur alſo fragrant and de. lightful. Theugh I am in my ſelfbut amean and ruſtick perſon, yet the Houſe to which I invitethee, and where thou and I ſhall dwell together, is, by thy favour, built with Cedar. Whereby is here ſignified the ſtability of Gods Church upon Earth,which is…
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7 + *I charge you 4,O ye daughters :of Jeruſalem r, + Hebi by the roes,and by the binds 5 of the field :, thatye ſtir acjwe wi not up, nor awake « wy love x, till he pleaſe y, *Ch. 3.5 q This verſe is ſpoken either 1. By the Bridegroom, who having & 8: 4; repoſed the ſick Church in his Arms, chargeth them nor to di…
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! This and the following clauſes are here alledged as evidences of the Spring-time, which, in the myſtical and principal ſenſe, ſeems ro {ignific the day of Grace,or the glad tidings of Salvation propo- ſ:d to Sinners in the time of the Law, by Types, and Shadows,and Promiſes, but much more clearly and fully in the…
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4 The Bridegroom gives this charge to his Briedemen or Friends whoſe Office it is ro attend upon him,and to obſerve his Commands. By whom he underſtands thoſe Magiſtrates and Miniſters ro whom, under Chriſt, the cuſtody of the Vineyards, to wit, the Churches principally belong. Thetz he commands to zake the Foxes, …
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{-parared apartments in the Houſe. For the myſtical meaning whiclr is the-priricipal ſenſe intended in this Book,as the Spouſe here,and arr ray other places of this Book, ſignifies particular Believers, ſo her Mother is the univerſal Church, or the true Jeruſalem, which hath its riſe from above, which is the Mother…
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man hathhis {word upon his thigh e, becauſe of fear in the nightf.. | e Is prepared and ready to fight,as this Phraſe notes, Exo, 32. 27: Pſal. 45. 3* f To prevent-thoſe dangers and miſchiefs which are moſt frequent and moſt dreadful in the night ſeaſon: The nighr may note either.r, The time of Tribulation, Tempta…
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Public domain 1700 edition. Historical OCR from the original scan; OCR may contain typographical recognition errors.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.