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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For Application to the metaphor, how fitly this grace is resembled to the girding of the loins with a girdle or belt, we are to know, that this phrase of girding the loins, is used in a double respect.
For Application to the metaphor, how fitly this grac• is re•embled to the girding of the loynes with a girdle or belt, we are to know, that this phrase of gird•ng the loynes, is vsed in a double respect.
1 As it is taken from travellers; who in the Eastern hot parts used to go in long side garments, and therefore when they journeyed, did truss them up to their loins with a girdle, as Luk 12.35. Exod. 12.11. This is not meant here.
1 As it is taken from trauellers; who in the Easterne hot parts vsed to goe in long side garments, and therefore when they iourneyed, did trusse them vp to their loynes with a girdle, as Luk 12.35. Exod. 12.11. This is not meant here.
2 As it is taken from soldiers, for the knitting and fast girding of their Armour close together about: as Job 38.3. In this sense is it here taken. Now soldiers use to have a strong girdle called a belt to gird their harness about them, and it hath a double use.