An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

There is not any difficulty about the meaning of these words which calls for stay in opening of them. Therefore in brief, The Hebrew word for Rain, in out letters (Matar) is so near in sound to our english, water, that some think it a derivative from it.

There is not any difficulty about the meaning of these words which calls for stay in opening of them. Therefore in briefe, The Hebrew word for Raine, in out letters (Matar) is so neere in sound to our english, water, that some think it a derivative from it.

By the Rain, we are to understand, not the showers only which fall from Heaven, but all those blessings and benefits for the support of our natural life, which are the fruits of rain: He sendeth rain (as it were) on his errand, to bring or carry the blessings of plenty, and to drop fatness on the earth. He giveth rain to the ⟨p. 260⟩earth, and then the earth giveth her increase. The Rabbins have a saying, that rain is the husband of the earth, because those showers fecundate the earth, and make that great mother of plenty, ¹fruitful, in bringing forth all things useful and comfortable for the life of man.

By the Rain, we are to understand, not the showres only which fall from Heaven, but all those blessings and benefits for the support of our naurall life, which are the fruits of raine: He sendeth raine (as it were) on his errand, to bring or carry the blessings of plenty, and to drop fatnes on the earth. He giveth rain to the ⟨p. 260⟩earth, and then the earth giveth her encrease. The Rabbins have a saying, that raine is the husband of the earth, because those showers foecundate the earth, and make that great mother of plenty, ¹