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作者:交通工具类:沧海一叶舟      更新:2021-12-07 09:33      字数:9322
  faculties。 A  lofty  spirit   means   pride;   a   lowly  spirit                    humility;
  an evil spirit hatred and melancholy。 So; too; the                               expressions
  spirits    of  jealousy;    fornication;    wisdom;      counsel;                     bravery;
  stand for a jealous; lascivious; wise; prudent; or brave                                 mind
  (for we Hebrews use substantives in preference to                                adjectives);
  or these various qualities。 (63) (8。) The mind itself; or the life: 〃Yea; they
  have all   one spirit;〃                     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);   or                  even     the   side  of   anything     turned
  towards a particular quarter …                          Ezek。 xxxvii:9; xlii:16; 17; 18;
  19; &c。
  (65) I have already alluded to the way in which things are referred to
  God;   and   said   to   be   of   God。   (66)   (1。) As   belonging   to   His   nature;   and
  being; as it were; part of Him;                              e。g the power of God; the
  eyes   of   God。   (67)   (2。)   As   under   His   dominion;   and   depending   on   His
  pleasure; thus the                      heavens are called the heavens of the Lord;
  as   being   His   chariot                   and   habitation。   So   Nebuchadnezzar   is
  called the   servant   of   God;                    Assyria   the   scourge   of   God;   &c。
  (68) (3。) As dedicated to Him; e。g。 the Temple of God; a Nazarene of God;
  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; a very deep sleep; the sleep
  of   God;   &c。   In                  this   sense   we   must   explain   Amos   iv:11:   〃I
  have     overthrown      you   as                  the    overthrow     of   the  Lord    came
  upon Sodom and Gomorrah;〃 i。e。 that                                memorable overthrow;
  for since God Himself is the Speaker; the                             passage cannot well
  be   taken   otherwise。   The   wisdom   of   Solomon   is                         called   the
  wisdom         of    God;      or    extraordinary。       The      size    of    the     cedars
  of    Lebanon      is  alluded     to  in   the   Psalmist's     expression;     〃the    cedars
  of the Lord。〃
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  (71)     Similarly;    if   the   Jews    were     at  a   loss   to   understand      any
  phenomenon; or were ignorant of its cause; they referred it to God。 (72)
  Thus   a  storm   was   termed   the   chiding of   God;   thunder  and lightning   the
  arrows   of   God;   for   it   was   thought   that   God   kept   the   winds   confined   in
  caves; His treasuries; thus differing merely in name from the Greek wind…
  god   Eolus。   (73)   In   like   manner   miracles   were   called   works   of   God;   as
  being especially marvellous; though in reality; of course; all natural events
  are   the   works   of   God;   and   take   place   solely   by   His   power。   (74)   The
  Psalmist      calls  the   miracles     in  Egypt    the   works     of  God;    because     the
  Hebrews found in them a way of safety which they had not looked for; and
  therefore especially marvelled at。
  (75) As;   then;   unusual   natural   phenomena   are   called   works   of   God;
  and trees of unusual size are called trees of God; we cannot wonder that
  very strong and tall men; though impious robbers and whoremongers; are
  in Genesis called sons of God。
  (76) This reference of things wonderful to God was not peculiar to the
  Jews。 (77) Pharaoh; on hearing the interpretation of his dream; exclaimed
  that the mind of the gods was in Joseph。 (78) Nebuchadnezzar told Daniel
  that he possessed the mind of the holy gods; so also in Latin anything well
  made is often said to be wrought with Divine hands; which is equivalent to
  the Hebrew phrase; 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; dry; and deadly wind; as in Isaiah
  xl:7;   〃The   grass   withereth;   the   flower   fadeth;   because   the   Spirit   of   the
  Lord bloweth upon it。〃 (82) Similarly in Gen。 i:2: 〃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; thus the spirit of Gideon and of Samson is
  called   the   Spirit   of   the   Lord;   as   being   very   bold;   and   prepared   for   any
  emergency。 (84) Any unusual virtue or power is called the Spirit or Virtue
  of the Lord; Ex。 xxxi:3: 〃I will fill him (Bezaleel) with the Spirit of the
  Lord;〃   i。e。;   as   the   Bible   itself   explains;   with   talent   above   man's   usual
  endowment。 (85) So Isa。 xi:2: 〃And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon
  him;〃 is explained afterwards in the text to mean the spirit of wisdom and
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  understanding; of counsel and might。
  (86) The melancholy of Saul is called the melancholy of the Lord; or a
  very deep melancholy; the persons who applied the term showing that they
  understood by it nothing supernatural; in that they sent for a musician to
  assuage it by harp…playing。 (87) Again; the 〃Spirit of the Lord〃 is used as
  equivalent to the mind of man; for instance; Job xxvii:3: 〃And the Spirit of
  the    Lord   in  my    nostrils;〃   the  allusion    being   to  Gen。    ii:7:  〃And    God
  breathed      into   man's    nostrils   the   breath    of   life。〃  (88)   Ezekiel     also;
  prophesying to the dead; says (xxvii:14); 〃And I will give to you My Spirit;
  and ye shall live;〃 i。e。 I will restore you to life。 (89) In Job xxxiv:14; we
  read: 〃If He gather unto Himself His Spirit and breath;〃 in Gen。 vi:3: 〃My
  Spirit shall not always strive with man; for that he also is flesh;〃 i。e。 since
  man acts on the dictates of his body; and not the spirit which I gave him to
  discern the good; I will let him alone。 (90) So; too; Ps。 li:12: 〃Create in me
  a clean heart; 0 God; and renew a right spirit within me; cast me not away
  from Thy presence; and take not Thy  Holy Spirit from  me。〃 (91) It   was
  supposed that sin originated only from the body; and that good impulses
  come from the mind; therefore the Psalmist invokes the aid of God against
  the bodily appetites; but prays that the spirit which the Lord; the Holy One;
  had given him  might   be renewed。 (92) Again;  inasmuch as the Bible; in
  concession to popular ignorance; describes God as having a mind; a heart;
  emotions … nay; even a body and breath … the expression Spirit of the Lord
  is used for God's mind; disposition; emotion; strength; or breath。 (93) Thus;
  Isa。   xl:13:   〃Who   hath   disposed   the   Spirit   of   the   Lord?〃   i。e。   who;   save
  Himself;   hath   caused   the   mind   of   the   Lord   to   will   anything;?   and   Isa。
  lxiii:10: 〃But they rebelled; and vexed the Holy Spirit。〃
  (94)   The   phrase   comes   to   be   used   of   the   law   of   Moses;   which   in   a
  sense expounds God's will; Is。 lxiii。 11; 〃Where is He that put His Holy
  Spirit   within   him?〃   meaning;   as   we   clearly  gather   from  the   context;   the
  law of Moses。 (95) Nehemiah; speaking of the giving of the law; says; i:20;
  〃Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them。〃 (96) This is referred to
  in   Deut。    iv:6;  〃This    is  your   wisdom      and   understanding;〃      and    in  Ps。
  cxliii:10; 〃Thy good Spirit will lead me into the land of uprightness。〃 (97)
  The Spirit of the Lord may mean the breath of the Lord; for breath; no less
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  than a mind; a heart; and a body are attributed to God in Scripture; as in Ps。
  xxxiii:6。 (98) Hence it gets to mean the power; strength; or faculty of God;
  as in Job xxxiii:4; 〃The Spirit of the Lord made me;〃 i。e。 the power; or; if
  you prefer; the decree of the Lord。 (99) So the Psalmist in poetic language
  declares; xxxiii:6; 〃By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and
  all the host of them by the breath of His mouth;〃 i。e。 by a mandate issued;
  as it were; in one breath。 (100) Also Ps。 cxxxix:7; 〃Wither shall I go f