Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

[Greek or Hebrew]: the word being of sundry significations, §. 8 many Translations have thought fit not to restrain it, but do retain the Original word paracletus, so the Syriac also: and as some think, it was a word before in use among the Jews: whence the Chaldee Paraphrast makes use of it, Job. 16. 20. and amongst them it signifies one that so taught others, as to delight them also in his teaching; that is to be their Comforter. In Scripture it hath two eminent significations; an Advocate and a Comforter; in the first sense our Saviour is called [Greek or Hebrew] 1 John 2. 2. whether it be better rendered here an Advocate or a Comforter, may be doubted.

〈non-Latin alphabet〉: the word being of sundry significations, §. 8 many Translations have thought fit not to restraine it, but doe retaine the Originall word paracletus, so the Syriak also: and as some think, it was a word before in use among the Jewes: whence the Chaldee Paraphrast makes use of it, Job. 16. 20. and among'st them it signifies one that so taught others, as to delight them also in his teaching; that is to be their Comforter. In Scripture it hath two eminent significations; an Advocate and a Comforter; in the first sence our Saviour is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 1 John 2. 2. whether it be better rendered here an Advocate or a Comforter, may be doubted.

Look into the foregoing occasion of the words which is the Disciples sorrow and trouble, and it seems to require the Comforter; sorrow hath filled your hearts, but I will send you the Comforter; look into the next words following, which contain his peculiar work for which he is now promised to be sent, and they require he should be an Advocate to plead the cause of Christ, against the world v. 8. I shall choose rather to interpret the promise by the Occasion of it, which was the Sorrow of his Disciples and to retain the name of the Comforter.