Elohim signifieth the mighty Judges: it is a name of the plural number, to express the Trinity of Persons in† Unity of Essence. And to this purpose the holy Ghost beginneth the holy Bible with this plural Name of God, joined with a Verb of the singular number; as Elohim Bara, Dii creavit. fThe mighty Gods, or all the three Persons in the God-head, created. The Jews also note in the Verb [Greek or Hebrew] Bara consisting of three Letters, the mystery of the Trinity, by [Greek or Hebrew] Beth, Ben, the Son: by [Greek or Hebrew] Resh, Ruach, the Spirit, by [Greek or Hebrew] Aleph, Ab, the Father. But this holy mystery is more clearly taught by Moses, Gen. 3. 23 And Jehovah Elohim said, Behold, the Man is become as one of us. And Gen. 19. 24. Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of Heaven: gthat is God the Son, from God the Father, who hath committed all judgment unto the Son, John 5. 22. See Psal. 33. 6. Isa. 6. 8, 9, 10. The singular number of Elohim is Eloah, derived of Alah, he swore; because that in all weighty causes, when necessity requireth an Oath to decide the Truth, we are only to swear by the Name of God which is the great and righteous Judge of Heaven and Earth.
Elohim signifieth the mighty Judges: it is a name of the plural number, to express the Trinity of Persons in† Vnity of Essence. And to this purpose the holy Ghost beginneth the holy Bible with this plural Name of God, joyned with a Verb of the singular number; as Elohim Bara, Dii creavit. fThe mighty Gods, or all the three Persons in the God-head, created. The Jews also note in the Verb 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Bara consisting of three Letters, the mystery of the Trinity, by 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Beth, Ben, the Son: by 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Resh, Ruach, the Spirit, by 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Aleph, Ab, the Father. But this holy mystery is more clearly taught by Moses, Gen. 3. 23 And Jehovah Elohim said, Behold, the Man is become as one of us. And Gen. 19. 24. Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrha, b•imstone and fire from Jehovah out of Heaven: gthat is God the Son, from God the Father, who hath committed all judgment unto the Son, John 5. 22. See Psal. 33. 6. Isa. 6. 8, 9, 10. The singular number of Elohim is Eloah, derived of Alah, he swore; because that in all weighty causes, when necessity requireth an Oath to decide the Truth, we are only to swear by the Name of God which is the great and righteous Judge of Heaven and Earth.
- †Quum Elohim de una persona dicitur, Synecdochicè dictum est, propter Essentiae unitatem. Junius.
- fThe like you may read, Deut. 6. 4. Josn. 24. 19.
- gSic Marcus Arethusius in Smyrnensi concilio sancte exposuit. Socrat. Eccles. Hist. l. 2. c. 30.
