An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

We translate rejoicing, but the word properly signifies a joyful sound. So it is used (Psal. 89.15.) Blessed is the people that know the joyful found And it signifies to make a joyful sound,¹ either with the mouth, which is a natural instrument, or with a trumpet or any other artificial instrument. Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound, that live within the sound of the silver trumpet which congregated the people of God,² and gave notice of their solemn meetings for public worship. This word is applied sometimes to that rude sound, or confused noise, which soldiers make when they come on to charge in battle; they commonly make a great clamour, to strike the adversary with terror and amazement, and to encourage and raise their own spirits. The Greeks and Latins have their special terms to express it by, noted by the learned in the proprieties of those languages.

We translate rejoycing, but the word properly signifies a joyfull sound. So it is used (Psal. 89.15.) Blessed is the people that know the joyfull found And it signifies to make a joyfull sound,¹ either with the mouth, which is a naturall instrument, or with a trumpet or any other artificiall instrument. Blessed are the people that know the joyfull sound, that live within the sound of the silver trumpet which congregated the people of God,² and gave notice of their solemn meetings for publike worship. This word is applied sometimes to that rude sound, or confused noise, which souldiers make when they come on to charge in battell; they commonly make a great clamour, to strike the adversary with terrour and amazement, and to encourage and raise their own spirits. The Greeks and Latins have their speciall terms to expresse it by, noted by the learned in the proprieties of those languages.

1. 1Personavit, vocifer est, vocem magnam edidit.