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and therefore the only ones which may be supposed or invented。 ��47�� We
may be able quite to comprehend that God can communicate immediately
with man�察�for without the intervention of bodily means He communicates
to our minds His essence�察 �still�察 �a man who can by pure intuition
comprehend ideas which are neither contained in nor deducible from the
foundations of our natural knowledge�察�must necessarily possess a mind far
superior to those of his fellow men�察�nor do I believe that any have been so
endowed save Christ。 ��48�� To Him the ordinances of God leading men to
salvation were revealed directly without words or visions�察 �so that God
manifested Himself to the Apostles through the mind of Christ as He
formerly did to Moses through the supernatural voice。 ��49�� In this sense
the voice of Christ�察�like the voice which Moses heard�察�may be called the
voice of God�察 �and it may be said that the wisdom of God �┌�i。e。 wisdom
more than human�� took upon itself in Christ human nature�察�and that Christ
was the way of salvation。 ��50�� I must at this juncture declare that those
doctrines which certain churches put forward concerning Christ�察�I neither
affirm nor deny�察�for I freely confess that I do not understand them。 ��51��
What I have just stated I gather from Scripture�察 �where I never read that
God appeared to Christ�察�or spoke to Christ�察�but that God was revealed to
the Apostles through Christ�察�that Christ was the Way of Life�察�and that the
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old law was given through an angel�察�and not immediately by God�察�whence
it follows that if Moses spoke with God face to face as a man speaks with
his friend ��i。e。 by means of their two bodies�� Christ communed with God
mind to mind。
��52�� Thus we may conclude that no one except Christ received the
revelations of God without the aid of imagination�察 �whether in words or
vision。 ��53�� Therefore the power of prophecy implies not a peculiarly
perfect mind�察 �but a peculiarly vivid imagination�察 �as I will show more
clearly in the next chapter。 ��54�� We will now inquire what is meant in the
Bible by the Spirit of God breathed into the prophets�察�or by the prophets
speaking with the Spirit of God�察�to that end we must determine the exact
signification of the Hebrew word roo'´akh�察 �Strong��7307�察 �commonly
translated spirit。
��55�� The word roo'´akh�察�Strong��7307�察�literally means a wind�察�e。。q。 the
south wind�察�but it is frequently employed in other derivative significations。
It is used as equivalent to�察。�56�� ��1。�� Breath�此 �Neither is there any spirit
in his mouth�察─�Ps。 cxxxv��17。 ��57�� ��2。�� Life�察�or breathing�此 �And his spirit
returned to him; 1 Sam。 xxx��12�察�i。e。 he breathed again。 ��58��
��3。�� Courage and strength�此 �Neither did there remain any more spirit
in any man�察─ �Josh。 ii��11�察 �And the spirit entered into me�察 �and
made me stand on my feet�察─�Ezek。 ii��2。 ��59�� ��4。�� Virtue and fitness�此 �Days
should speak�察�and multitudes of years should teach wisdom�察�
but there is a spirit in man�察�Job xxxii��7�察 �i。e。 wisdom is not
always found among old men for I now discover that it
depends on individual virtue and capacity。 So�察 �A man in
whom is the Spirit�察─�Numbers xxvii��18。 ��60�� ��5。�� Habit of mind�此 �Because
he had another spirit with him�察─ �Numbers xiv��24�察�i。e。 another
habit of mind。 ;Behold I will pour out My Spirit unto you�察─�
Prov。 i��23。 ��61�� ��6。�� Will�察�purpose�察�desire�察�impulse�此 �Whither the spirit was
to go�察 �they went�察─ �Ezek。 1��12�察 �That cover with a covering�察�
but not of My Spirit�察─ �Is。 xxx��1�察 �For the Lord hath poured
out on you the spirit of deep sleep�察─�Is。 xxix��10�察 �Then was
their spirit softened�察─�Judges viii��3�察 �He that ruleth his spirit�察�
is better than he that taketh a city�察─ �Prov。 xvi��32�察 �He that
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hath no ru over his own spirit�察─�Prov。 xxv��28�察 �Your spirit as
fire shall devour you�察─�Isaiah xxxiii��l。
From the meaning of disposition we get ´ ��62�� ��7。�� Passions and
faculties。 A lofty spirit means pride�察 �a lowly spirit humility�察�
an evil spirit hatred and melancholy。 So�察�too�察�the expressions
spirits of jealousy�察 �fornication�察 �wisdom�察 �counsel�察 �bravery�察�
stand for a jealous�察�lascivious�察�wise�察�prudent�察�or brave mind
��for we Hebrews use substantives in preference to adjectives���察�
or these various qualities。 ��63�� ��8。�� The mind itself�察�or the life�此 �Yea�察�they
have all one spirit�察─ �Eccles。 iii��19 ;The spirit shall return to
God Who gave it。; ��64�� ��9。�� The quarters of the world ��from the winds
which blow thence���察 �or even the side of anything turned
towards a particular quarter ´ Ezek。 xxxvii��9�察�xlii��16�察�17�察�18�察�
19�察�&c。
��65�� I have already alluded to the way in which things are referred to
God�察 �and said to be of God。 ��66�� ��1。�� As belonging to His nature�察 �and
being�察�as it were�察�part of Him�察 �e。g the power of God�察�the
eyes of God。 ��67�� ��2。�� As under His dominion�察 �and depending on His
pleasure�察�thus the heavens are called the heavens of the Lord�察�
as being His chariot and habitation。 So Nebuchadnezzar is
called the servant of God�察 �Assyria the scourge of God�察 �&c。
��68�� ��3。�� As dedicated to Him�察�e。g。 the Temple of God�察�a Nazarene of God�察�
the Bread of God。 ��69�� ��4。�� As revealed through the prophets and not
through our natural faculties。 In this sense the Mosaic law is called the law
of God。 ��70�� ��5。�� As being in the superlative degree。 Very high mountains
are styled the mountains of God�察�a very deep sleep�察�the sleep
of God�察 �&c。 In this sense we must explain Amos iv��11�此 �I
have overthrown you as the overthrow of the Lord came
upon Sodom and Gomorrah�察─�i。e。 that memorable overthrow�察�
for since God Himself is the Speaker�察�the passage cannot well
be taken otherwise。 The wisdom of Solomon is called the
wisdom of God�察 �or extraordinary。 The size of the cedars
of Lebanon is alluded to in the Psalmist's expression�察 �the cedars
of the Lord。;
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��71�� Similarly�察 �if the Jews were at a loss to understand any
phenomenon�察�or were ignorant of its cause�察�they referred it to God。 ��72��
Thus a storm was termed the chiding of God�察 �thunder and lightning the
arrows of God�察 �for it was thought that God kept the winds confined in
caves�察�His treasuries�察�thus differing merely in name from the Greek wind´
god Eolus。 ��73�� In like manner miracles were called works of God�察 �as
being especially marvellous�察�though in reality�察�of course�察�all natural events
are the works of God�察 �and take place solely by His power。 ��74�� The
Psalmist calls the miracles in Egypt the works of God�察 �because the
Hebrews found in them a way of safety which they had not looked for�察�and
therefore especially marvelled at。
��75�� As�察 �then�察 �unusual natural phenomena are called works of God�察�
and trees of unusual size are called trees of God�察�we cannot wonder that
very strong and tall men�察�though impious robbers and whoremongers�察�are
in Genesis called sons of God。
��76�� This reference of things wonderful to God was not peculiar to the
Jews。 ��77�� Pharaoh�察�on hearing the interpretation of his dream�察�exclaimed
that the mind of the gods was in Joseph。 ��78�� Nebuchadnezzar told Daniel
that he possessed the mind of the holy gods�察�so also in Latin anything well
made is often said to be wrought with Divine hands�察�which is equivalent to
the Hebrew phrase�察�wrought with the hand of God。
��80�� We can now very easily understand and explain those passages of
Scripture which speak of the Spirit of God。 ��81�� In some places the
expression merely means a very strong�察�dry�察�and deadly wind�察�as in Isaiah
xl��7�察 �The grass withereth�察 �the flower fadeth�察 �because the Spirit of the
Lord bloweth upon it。; ��82�� Similarly in Gen。 i��2�此 �The Spirit of the Lord
moved over the face of the waters。; ��83�� At other times it is used as
equivalent to a high courage�察�thus the spirit of Gideon and of Samson is
called the Spirit of the Lord�察 �as being very bold�察 �and prepared for
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