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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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