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called the Spirit of the Lord�察 �as being very bold�察 �and prepared for any
emergency。 ��84�� Any unusual virtue or power is called the Spirit or Virtue
of the Lord�察�Ex。 xxxi��3�此 �I will fill him ��Bezaleel�� with the Spirit of the
Lord�察─ �i。e。�察 �as the Bible itself explains�察 �with talent above man's usual
endowment。 ��85�� So Isa。 xi��2�此 �And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon
him�察─�is explained afterwards in the text to mean the spirit of wisdom and
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understanding�察�of counsel and might。
��86�� The melancholy of Saul is called the melancholy of the Lord�察�or a
very deep melancholy�察�the persons who applied the term showing that they
understood by it nothing supernatural�察�in that they sent for a musician to
assuage it by harp´playing。 ��87�� Again�察�the ;Spirit of the Lord; is used as
equivalent to the mind of man�察�for instance�察�Job xxvii��3�此 �And the Spirit of
the Lord in my nostrils�察─ �the allusion being to Gen。 ii��7�此 �And God
breathed into man's nostrils the breath of life。; ��88�� Ezekiel also�察�
prophesying to the dead�察�says ��xxvii��14���察 �And I will give to you My Spirit�察�
and ye shall live�察─�i。e。 I will restore you to life。 ��89�� In Job xxxiv��14�察�we
read�此 �If He gather unto Himself His Spirit and breath�察─�in Gen。 vi��3�此 �My
Spirit shall not always strive with man�察�for that he also is flesh�察─�i。e。 since
man acts on the dictates of his body�察�and not the spirit which I gave him to
discern the good�察�I will let him alone。 ��90�� So�察�too�察�Ps。 li��12�此 �Create in me
a clean heart�察�0 God�察�and renew a right spirit within me�察�cast me not away
from Thy presence�察�and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me。; ��91�� It was
supposed that sin originated only from the body�察�and that good impulses
come from the mind�察�therefore the Psalmist invokes the aid of God against
the bodily appetites�察�but prays that the spirit which the Lord�察�the Holy One�察�
had given him might be renewed。 ��92�� Again�察 �inasmuch as the Bible�察�in
concession to popular ignorance�察�describes God as having a mind�察�a heart�察�
emotions ´ nay�察�even a body and breath ´ the expression Spirit of the Lord
is used for God's mind�察�disposition�察�emotion�察�strength�察�or breath。 ��93�� Thus�察�
Isa。 xl��13�此 �Who hath disposed the Spirit of the Lord�拭─ �i。e。 who�察 �save
Himself�察 �hath caused the mind of the Lord to will anything�撮拭 �and Isa。
lxiii��10�此 �But they rebelled�察�and vexed the Holy Spirit。;
��94�� The phrase comes to be used of the law of Moses�察 �which in a
sense expounds God's will�察�Is。 lxiii。 11�察 �Where is He that put His Holy
Spirit within him�拭─ �meaning�察 �as we clearly gather from the context�察 �the
law of Moses。 ��95�� Nehemiah�察�speaking of the giving of the law�察�says�察�i��20�察�
;Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them。; ��96�� This is referred to
in Deut。 iv��6�察 �This is your wisdom and understanding�察─ �and in Ps。
cxliii��10�察 �Thy good Spirit will lead me into the land of uprightness。; ��97��
The Spirit of the Lord may mean the breath of the Lord�察�for breath�察�no less
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than a mind�察�a heart�察�and a body are attributed to God in Scripture�察�as in Ps。
xxxiii��6。 ��98�� Hence it gets to mean the power�察�strength�察�or faculty of God�察�
as in Job xxxiii��4�察 �The Spirit of the Lord made me�察─�i。e。 the power�察�or�察�if
you prefer�察�the decree of the Lord。 ��99�� So the Psalmist in poetic language
declares�察�xxxiii��6�察 �By the word of the Lord were the heavens made�察�and
all the host of them by the breath of His mouth�察─�i。e。 by a mandate issued�察�
as it were�察�in one breath。 ��100�� Also Ps。 cxxxix��7�察 �Wither shall I go from
Thy Spirit�察�or whither shall I flee from Thy presence�拭─�i。e。 whither shall I
go so as to be beyond Thy power and Thy presence�拭�
��101�� Lastly�察�the Spirit of the Lord is used in Scripture to express the
emotions of God�察�e。g。 His kindness and mercy�察�Micah ii��7�察 �Is the Spirit
��i。e。 the mercy�А �of the Lord straitened�拭 。�102�� Are these cruelties His
doings�拭─。�103�� Zech。 iv��6�察 �Not by might or by power�察�but My Spirit ��i。e。
mercy�В察 �saith the Lord of hosts。; ��104�� The twelfth verse of the seventh
chapter of the same prophet must�察�I think�察�be interpreted in like manner�此�
;Yea�察�they made their hearts as an adamant stone�察�lest they should hear the
law�察�and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in His Spirit ��i。e。 in
His mercy�А �by the former prophets。; ��105�� So also Haggai ii��5�此 �So My
Spirit remaineth among you�此�fear not。;
��106�� The passage in Isaiah xlviii��16�察 �And now the Lord and His
Spirit hath sent me�察─�may be taken to refer to God's mercy or His revealed
law�察�for the prophet says�察 �From the beginning; ��i。e。 from the time when I
first came to you�察 �to preach God's anger and His sentence forth against
you�� ;I spoke not in secret�察�from the time that it was�察�there am I�察─�and now
I am sent by the mercy of God as a joyful messenger to preach your
restoration。 ��107�� Or we may understand him to mean by the revealed law
that he had before come to warn them by the command of the law ��Levit。
xix��17�� in the same manner under the same conditions as Moses had
warned them�察�that now�察�like Moses�察�he ends by preaching their restoration。
��108�� But the first explanation seems to me the best。
��109�� Returning�察 �then�察 �to the main object of our discussion�察 �we find
that the Scriptural phrases�察 �The Spirit of the Lord was upon a prophet�察─�
;The Lord breathed His Spirit into men�察─ �Men were filled with the Spirit
of God�察 �with the Holy Spirit�察─ �&c。�察 �are quite clear to us�察 �and mean that
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prophets were endowed with a peculiar and extraordinary power�察 �and
devoted themselves to piety with especial constancy��3���察 �that thus they
perceived the mind or the thought of God�察�for we have shown that God's
Spirit signifies in Hebrew God's mind or thought�察�and that the law which
shows His mind and thought is called His Spirit�察 �hence that the
imagination of the prophets�察 �inasmuch as through it were revealed the
decrees of God�察�may equally be called the mind of God�察�and the prophets
be said to have possessed the mind of God。 ��110�� On our minds also the
mind of God and His eternal thoughts are impressed�察 �but this being the
same for all men is less taken into account�察 �especially by the Hebrews�察�
who claimed a pre´eminence�察 �and despised other men and other men's
knowledge。
��111�� Lastly�察 �the prophets were said to possess the Spirit of God
because men knew not the cause of prophetic knowledge�察 �and in their
wonder referred it with other marvels directly to the Deity�察 �styling it
Divine knowledge。
��111�� We need no longer scruple to affirm that the prophets only
perceived God's revelation by the aid of imagination�察�that is�察�by words and
figures either real or imaginary。 ��112�� We find no other means mentioned
in Scripture�察�and therefore must not invent any。 ��113�� As to the particular
law of Nature by which the communications took place�察 �I confess my
ignorance。 ��114�� I might�察�indeed�察�say as others do�察�that they took place by
the power of God�察 �but this would be mere trifling�察 �and no better than
explaining some unique specimen by a transcendental term。 ��115��
Everything takes place by the power of God。 ��116�� Nature herself is the
power of God under another name�察�and our ignorance of the power of God
is co´extensive with our ignorance of Nature。 ��117�� It is absolute folly�察�
therefore�察�to ascribe an event to the power of God when we know not its
natural cause�察�which is the power of God。
��118�� However�察�we are not now inquiring into the causes of prophetic
knowledge。 ��119�� We are only attempting�察�as I have said�察�to examine the
Scriptural documents�察 �and to draw our conclusions from them as from
ultimate natural facts�察�the causes of the documents do not concern us。
��120�� As the prophets perceived the revelations of God by the aid of
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imagination�察 �they could indisputably perceive much that is beyond the
boundary of the intellect�察 �for many more ideas can be constructed from
words and figures than from the principles and notions on which the whole
fabric of reasoned knowledge is reared。
��121�� Thus we have a clue to the fact that the prophets perceived
nearly everything in parables and allegories�察�and clothed spiritual truths in
bodily forms�察�for such is the usual method of imagination。 ��122�� We need
no longer wonder that Scripture and the prophets speak so strangely and
obscurely of God's Spirit or Mind ��cf。 Numbers xi��17�察 �1 Kings xxii��21�察�
&c。���察�that the Lord was seen by Micah as sitting�察�by Daniel as an old man
clothed in white�察 �by Ezekiel as a fire�察 �that th
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