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

First, As taken from a root which signifieth to press or squeeze, and so 'tis applied to the pressing of grapes, which causeth the juice or ⟨p. 448⟩liquor of them to flow out: And upon that consideration the seventh month of the year, our September, hath its name among the Jews from this word; because then the Vintage being ready, the ripe Grapes are gathered and pressed into Wine. From this notion of the word, some render the text thus, he presseth or dissolveth it under the whole heaven; that is, God presseth the Cloud as a bunch of Grapes is pressed (these Interpreters make that the antecedent to it, he presseth it, that is, the Cloud) and so causeth it to rain. 'Tis God who presseth and (as I may say) squeezeth the Clouds by his power, and then showers fall down and distil upon the ea th u•der the whole Heaven. That's a t•u•h, and some-where else spoken of in this book, whe•e we read of Gods melting or pressing the Clouds as we do a bunch of Grapes or a sponge, so causing them to give forth rain.

First, As taken from a root which signifieth to press or sqeeze, and so 'tis applyed to the pressing of grapes, which causeth the juice or ⟨p. 448⟩liqour of them to flow out: And upon that consideration the seventh month of the year, our September, hath its name among the Jews from this word; because then the Vintage being ready, the ripe Grapes are gathered and prest into Wine. From this notion of the word, some render the text thus, he presseth or dissolveth it under the whole heaven; that is, God presseth the Cloud as a bunch of Grapes is pressed (these Intepreters make that the anteced•nt to it, he presseth it, that is, the Cloud) and so causeth it to rain. 'Tis God who presseth and (as I may say) squeezeth the Clouds by his power, and then showers fall down and distil upon the ea th u•der the whole Heaven. That's a t•u•h, and some-where else spoken of in this book, whee we read of Gods melting or pressing the Clouds as we do a bunch of Grapes or a spung, so causing them to give forth rain.