rt o Chap. 3 :2. An Expofition' upon: the Book o f ] o 8. Verf. iR. The Spirit within me C©nftraineth me. P inHiphtl The text is ; Myfpirit in my belly Confiraineth me. Matter anxir,atigufla. Broughton renders, My bellyesfpirit loth prefs me : The Seven- vit pi 1TP. ty render, Thefpirit ofmy belly deftroyeth me. A Greek tranfia- ter faith, My fpirit mithin me fees me on fire, or , I am all in a o('pxain: coin- flame. The wo:d which we render Conftraine, liignifies to prefs durst. Sym. very fore (fudg-es 14. 17.) And it came to paie thefeventh day, that he toldher, becaufe f e layfore upon him, or conftrainedhim. It may be queflioned, whole fpirit, or what fpirit it was that Confirained Elihu ? Some Expound it of the Spirit of God ; he diclates both words and matter to me. Mailer Calvin feemes to Comply with this Expofition; God hath printed fach a marke in the do- Ilrine ofElihu, that the heavenly Spirit is apparent in his mouth ; God ( laich Elìhu) bath put his Seale towhat 1have to fay, there- fore doe not receive it as the word of a mortali man, the Spirit of GodConflraines me. Paul ufeth a word in the Greeke of like fignificancy ( 2 Cor. 5.14.) The love ofChrifl Confîraineth me, it preffeth andoverbeareth me ; I amnot able to get out ofthe power of it. Againe , Others underfland it of his owne fpirit, yet agedby the Spirit of God ( Prov: 29. it. ) A Poleuttereth all hisfpirit ; we tranflate, all his minde the fpirit preffing Elihu was his mind carried flrongly or refolvedlybent upon this bufinefs. The flrong inclination or difpofition of amans mind to any thing goodor bad, is in Scripture language called his Spirit. The Spirit within me. The Hebrew is, Spiritus vin- The fpirit of my belly ; Which forme of fpeech notes only rÑ eft ornsp,_ that which ismoll. internals , or lyeth clofefl within us. Solomon goftoc & ala- faith of the words ofwifdome ( Prov: 22. 58. ) It is a pleafant critas wren thing if thou keep themwithin thee ; The Original is, in thy bell. exsJlimu- (john7. 38. ) Out ofhis bellyfhall flow rivers of living water ; ¡ans ad loquen- That is, out of his inward man ; there(hall be a fpirit in his fpi- dum. Coc: tit ( for this Chrifl fpake of the Spirit which fhou Id be given ) and the fame word is ufed of the wicked man ( fob 15.3 5..) His belly (that is, his mindor underflanding) prepareth deceit. And Solomon (Cant: 7.2.) fpeakingof the Church, faith, Her belly is like an heap of wheat fet about with fillies ; That is, file is
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