An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

¹There is a double reading of this word. Some take it as an Adjective to the Substantive man, rendering thus, it distils upon many men; we take it adverbially, Which distil, upon man plentifully, that is, in great plenty upon man. We may take in both readings without strain to the Text, or departure from the matter in hand. For as the rain alls or distils upon man abundantly, so upon abundance of men; the rain, we know, falls sometimes very plentifully, and at times, or one time or other all the world over, watering every mans ground, and serving every mans turn or occasions. ⟨p. 397⟩Therefore Elihu expresseth the blessing fully when he saith, The Clouds distil upon man abundantly, or upon abundance of men.

¹There is a double reading of this word. Some take it as an Adjective to the Substan•ive man, rendring thus, it distills upon many men; we take it adverbially, Which distill, upon man plentifully, that is, in great plenty upon man. We may take in both readings without strain to the Text, or departure from the matter in hand. For as the rain alls or distills upon man abundantly, so upon abundance of men; the rain, we know, falls sometimes very plentifully, and at times, or one time or other all the world over, watering every mans ground, and serving every mans turn or occasions. ⟨p. 397⟩Therefore Elihu expresseth the blessing fully when he saith, The Clouds distill upon man abundantly, or upon abundance of men.

1. 1[Greek or Hebrew] Super hominem multum, vel super homines affluentèr, ut [Greek or Hebrew] sit adverbium, quod eù minùs se proba• mihi, quia Rab. hic scrilitur eum Cametz. Drus:〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Super hominem multum, vel super homines affluentèr, ut 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 sit adverbium, quod eù minùs se proba mihi, quia Rab. hic scrilitur eum Cametz. Drus: