An éxpoJtion of the C13 A P. j; ;Ads äï8ie, aBeam ofeternal light ; to which place the Margin ofour Tranflation refers. And it is fo ufed by Nazianzen, pralataa sa?ée Ktagóv drat)asµa ; a little beamofa great light. It "anfwers exa&ly to the Hebrew rW, or MI 1i 4 ; that is, the Morning Light, Pray. 4.18. Thepath of the righteous, MI í1D27, ut Luxfplendork,Hierom ; as the light ofBrightneff; that is, of, theMorning, àoyñ. Aar 20. tr. And it is allo ap- plyed to the light ofFire, or Fire in Iron, Ifs. 4. 5. wiz ria.1, the light offire; and the fieryffreaming of Lightning,Heb. 3. It . 4:etas. TheBrigbenefl,Shining,Kay, Beam, . fóçrm,ofGlory; Some look on this Expreffion as an Hebraifm ; ,laau'yae¡5a d d'b ns, the Beam of Glory; for vd'oç'ov daaúyaaµa, a Glorious Beam ; But this will not anfwer the defign of the Apoftle, as we (hall fee afterwards. Our ?ranflatorshave fupplyed, His, the Brightnefl of his Glory, by repeating ¿om, from the end of the fentence; perhaps as we (hall find, not altogether ,neceffarily, in which cafes alone,fuchfupplementsunto the Textare allowed in Tranflations. xae s7ìee. xagaarlts Character, Imago, Forma, Figura, Expreffa Forma, Figura expreffa, 24ö1S, Syr. theCharacter, Image,Form, Figure, exprefl Form, exprefl Figure; fo vas is the wordrendered by 7ranflators with little difference. It is no where -ufed in the NewTelfament, but only in this place ; In other Authors it haeh many fignifications. Sometimes they ufe it Properly and Natural!), fometimes Metaphorical) and Artificial. ly; aswhen it denotesfeveral forms of Speech, or Orations. Properly from xaaáarof or xapár7m, to engrave with a Tool, or Style, is xdpaytae, and xaraavùp, which is firflly and properly, the note, or mark, cut by a Tool ór Instrument into Wood, or any other fubjeb capable offuch impref ion; or the (lamp and fign that is left in the coyning ofmoney. The Markor fcarralfoleft by a Wound, is by the LXX. termed raga ñr, Lev. t 3.25. It is ingeneral an exprefl Reprefentation of another thing communicated unto it, by an impre)Ton of its likencfs Upon it i oppofed unto that which is umbratile and imaginary. $úaerdatres. .l üaosáaeos ávss, Subffantia,Subfifientie, Perfnne Syr. mnin i, fubffanti.eejus; Hypoflafis, Subflance, Subffiflence, Perfon. Theword is four times ufed in the New Testament. Thrice in this Epifile; In this place, andChap: 3. r 4. and Chao.. z s. 1. as alto, 2 Cór. 9.4. everywhere in a different finfi ; fo that the meet Life of it in one place, will affordno Light unto themeaningof it in another ; but itmull be taken from the Context and fubjec4 treatedof. The Compofition of the word would de- note fubfiantia, but fo as to differ from, and toadd fomething unto paid, Sub/lance, or Being; which in the Divine Nature can be nothingbut a l eciai manner offuhffferlce. But the Controverfie thathath beenabout the precifi fignifrcation of there words, we (hallnot here enter into the Difcutlonof. f ¡tar, 03.gmv, Agent, Regent,Moderant; ailing, di(frofing, ruling, governing; alto Portant, Bajulans, Sufiinens; bearing, fupporting,carrying, upholding; which of there fenfes is pe- culiarly intended, wethall afterwards-enquire into. 'itri 44, 41. Iuf ritaart à dluv,:µems dui" ; by the Word of his Power ; by his powerfulword ; Syr. i141ivst tienl Y, by the Power of hisWord ; changing the order of the words, but not themeaning of them ; by the Power of his Word, or the Word ofhis Power ; thatis, hispowerful Word. ¿55i, fomewould read it dear, and referit unto the Father; by thepowerful Word of him, that is of the Father, by whofe Power, they fay, the Son difpofethof all things. But all Copies with Accents have ¿via, constantly, none tiers; nor will the difpofitionoftheWords bear that reference. dY¿curs ; by himfelf, in his own Perlon. muhcpts dv. iwectteµòv aotnsduer&. Purgationem faciens ; Purgation fadá. Having purged, cleenfed, expiated, (or purified usfrom) our fins : Havingmade a Purgation or Puri- fication of our fins. cxáttosv. daäorosv. aaefeo,, is ufed both neutrally and actively ; anfwering to ]N+, both in Rat andHipbil; fignifying tofit down, and to raufe to fit down. Chryfoflomfeems to have underfloodth'e Wordin the latter fenfe ; referringit toGod the Father caufrng the Son to fit down. But it is hard to find any Antecedent Word whereby it thould be regu- lated, but only 'óe, Who, in the beginningof the verfe; that is, hehimfelf: And as Erafmur obferves, y2140,0', in the following Words , will not Grammatically admit of thisConflm6ion; for if öxdote=, betobeunder( toodal-lively and tranfttivey,itmull have been yee6jeteov. And the Apoftle clears theneutral fenfe of the word, Chap.S. t. It is well then renderedbyour Tranflators ; he fate, or fate down. d'E t . itd1ellei Pfal. 3 io. I. U'Di'7 Xi: LXX. alloy ótt ti ,Sr, in the Plural Number ; fo
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