The second word is [Greek or Hebrew], concerning which there is more difficulty; The word in the New Testament is applied to a Cloud covering a man, with a Dative Case, though Favorinus and Stephanus make it to have usually an Accusative, Matth. 17. 5. Mark 9. 7. and Acts 5. 15. such an overshadowing, as they expected virtue and efficacy thereby; So Heysichius [Greek or Hebrew]. In the Old Testament by the Septuagint it is often rendered for defence and protection, because in these hot Countries the shadows of trees were a great preservation against the extreme scorchings of heat; And in this sense rather then in any other, we take the word in the Text, that the holy Ghost should protect and defend her, not only in the enabling of her against nature to conceive without a man, but also against all accusations and dangers she was to be exposed unto by this means; Thus Virgil used the word, Et magnum Reginae nomen obumbrat. Others which may be additional to the former, render it, The holy Ghost shall fill her with glory, therefore she is said to be highly favoured; And thus also among Poets the word is said to be used, Olympiacis umbratur tempora ramis, Stat. Some make it to be as much as [Greek or Hebrew], as if the meaning were the holy Ghost should (as it were) portray and draw the lineaments of the body Others make it an allusion to the hen, which by covering her egg, doth by the heat thereof produce a live young one, to which also the Scripture is said to allude, Genes. 1. 2. when it is said, The Spirit moved (or was incumbent) as the water; Thus by the power of the holy Ghost in an unspeakable manner, the body of Christ was formed of the mass, and fleshly substance administered by the Virgin Mary; But this we are to take heed of, lest the mind of man should apprehend any indecent thing in this great mystery; Therefore Smalcius the Socinian, his assertion is to be rejected with great abomination, that feared not to affirm, That by this expression is secretly and modestly implied the work of the holy Ghost, as supplying the place of a man, his blasphemous and abominable expressions, I shall not relate (Small. refut. Smigl. cap. 17, 18, 19.) We shall then keep to the first interpretation understanding it of Help and Protection in this wonderful work.
The second word is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, concerning which there is more difficulty; The word in the New Testament is applied to a Cloud covering a man, with a Dative Case, though Favorinus and Stephanus make it to have usually an Accusative, Matth. 17. 5. Mark 9. 7. and Acts 5. 15. such an overshadowing, as they expected virtue and efficacy thereby; So Heysichius 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. In the Old Testament by the Septnagint it is often rendreed for defence and protection, because in these hot Countreys the shadows of trees were a great preservation against the extream scorchings of heat; And in this sense rather then in any other, we take the word in the Text, that the holy Ghost should protect and defend her, not only in the inabling of her against nature to conceive without a man, but also against all accusations and dangers she was to be exposed unto by this means; Thus Virgil used the word, Et magnum Reginae nomen obumbrat. Others which may be additional to the former, render it, The holy Ghost shall fill her with glory, therefore she is said to be highly favoured; And thus also among Poets the word is said to be used, Olympiacis umbratur tempora ramis, Stat. Some make it to be as much as 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as if the meaning were the holy Ghost should (as it were) pourtray and draw the lineaments of the body Others make it an allusion to the hen, which by covering her egg, doth by the heat thereof produce a live young one, to which also the Scripture is said to allude, Genes. 1. 2. when it is said, The Spirit moved (or was incumbent) as the water; Thus by the power of the holy Ghost in an unspeakable manner, the body of Christ was formed of the mass, and fleshly substance administred by the Virgin Mary; But this we are to take heed of, lest the mind of man should apprehend any indecent thing in this great mystery; Therefore Smalcius the Socinian, his assertion is to be rejected with great abomination, that feared not to affirm, That by this expression is secretly and modestly implied the work of the holy Ghost, as supplying the place of a man, his blasphemous and abominable expressions, I shall not relate (Smal. refut. Smigl. cap. 17, 18, 19.) We shall then keep to the first interpretation understanding it of Help and Protection in this wonderfull work.
