----------------~------~~~--~~~ The PREFACE After his Return, he ~vas made choiu of to Interpret this Epiflle, to which Wor~ he was eminently fuited upon all accounts , having a Light into the deep and profound Myfl:eries contained in it , beyond the elevation of tbofe Times. As to his Comment, it fufficiently commends it felf, and therefore needs not our Encomium. We Jhall only give yott fame Remark.f on it, which occurr'd in the perufal of his Paperr. . , · According to our Obfervation, No man, who bath been exercifed in the fame Province, doth more happily pitch upon the true, genuine, and full fcope of the Text. He is frequently guided to a Scope unobferved by Others, as to the latitude of it, and was much delighted to Interpret Scri– pture into the moft vaft and comprebenfive fenfe, which the Spirit of God aimed at, adoring flill the Fulnefs of the Scripture, being curious and critical in obferving the various References and AJPeClr one place had upon others. We find him dextrous at the opening of dark Scriptures, having a peculiar Facuity in comparing Spiritual things with Spiritual, one obfcure place with another more clear and perJPicuous; fetching Light, as men do in Opricks, by vari– ous pofttionr of Gla!fer into adar~ place; bringing Light to Gofpel Truths from dar~Types and Prophecies, and rejle– tling hac~Light again upon thofe dar~fbadows fromGofpel Truths. That what places Jingly fend out but fame fma!J Rays, being happily gather'd by him into a Confl:ellation, give now aglorious light. HepajJeth by no difficulty of the Text, till he affoilr it and m11¥s the place plain. He values the leafi Iota, and ma¥r it appear, what great and momentous things depend upon little Words in the Scripture, which others too carelefly paft by. HisObfervations are clear, genuine, and natural, and many times not of Vulgar and Common obfervation, which he ufually confirms by one or more pertinent appoflte Scri– ptures, which he interprets as he goer along, to tbe great be– nefit and delight of the Reader ; fiill founding what be treats
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