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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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