The third considerable act here, is an act of delectation, and the place is observable, Prov. 8.22. The Lord, Chanani, possessed me: Its not Bara, created me: Its not [Greek or Hebrew], as the LXX. have it, but as Aquila, [Greek or Hebrew], in the beginning of his way: as Cartwright, 1before he had created any thing. 23. I was set up from everlasting. Tremellius, inuncta fui, I was anointed. Aben Ezra, Electa fui, I was chosen. The vulgar Latin, I was ordained, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24. When there were no depths, I was brought forth: when there were no fountains abounding with waters. 25. Before the mountains were settled: before the hills was I brought forth, &c. In all which the authority of Christ (saith Cartwright) is proven from his eternity, antiquity, immortality, &c. and all this time He was with God, as is fully, v. 30. cleared: Then I was by him, as one brought up with him. 2Chald. Para. I was nourished up as à maid at his side. He will not want his Son out of his eye: I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him. The Hebr. [Greek or Hebrew] die, die, from day to day. Rabbi Solomon, annorum myriads, myriads of years. The Father and the Son, from eternity, delighted one in another, and were solacing themselves in the works without themselves: and the ratio formalis (as it were) that which took up the love, delight and thoughts of God, when as yet there was no world, no mountains, no depths, &c. is Christ as Redeemer delighting himself with the sons of men, 31. I was with him, — rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth: Heb. Sporting or playing with the sons of men: both because of all his works, as Ambrose saith, he most longed for man, and made heaven and rested not, and made the earth and rested not, and made the Sun, Moon and Stars, and rested not there: and made man, and then rested, as having found the choicest piece of work he so much delighted ⟨p. 307⟩in. So the Father and the Son were taken, and (as it were) love, saith Bernard, triumphed over God ▪ 3and they solaced their heart in that great design of love, and from eternity passed over that long and sweet age of myriads of ages, in the pleasant and delighting thoughts of that boundless and bottomless Ocean of love, to wit, God is to be made sick and to die a love for the sons of men.
The third considerable act here, is an act of delectation, and the place is observable, Prov. 8.22. The Lord, Chanani, possessed me: Its not Bara, created me: Its not 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as the LXX. have it, but as Aquila, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, in the beginning of his way: as Cartwright, 1before he had created any thing. 23. I was set up from everlasting. Tremellius, inuncta fui, I was anointed. Aben Ezra, Electa fui, I was chosen. The vulgar Latine, I was ordained, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24. When there were no depths, I was brought forth: when there were no fountains abounding with waters. 25. Before the mountains were setled: before the hills was I brought forth, &c. In all which the authority of Christ (saith Cartwright) is proven from his eternity, antiquity, immortality, &c. and all this time He was with God, as is fully, v. 30. cleared: Then I was by him, as one brought up with him. 2Chald. Para. I was nourished up as à maid at his side. He will not want his Son out of his eye: I was daily his delight, rejoicing alwayes before him. The Hebr. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 die, die, from day to day. Rabbi Solomon, annorum myriades, myriads of years. The Father and the Son, from eternity, delighted one in another, and were solacing themselves in the works without themselves: and the ratio formalis (as it were) that which took up the love, delight and thoughts of God, when as yet there was no world, no mountains, no depths, &c. is Christ as Redeemer delighting himself with the sons of men, 31. I was with him, — rejoycing in the habitable part of his earth: Heb. Sporting or playing with the sons of men: both because of all his works, as Ambrose saith, he most longed for man, and made heaven and rested not, and made the earth and rested not, and made the Sunne, Moon and Stars, and rested not there: and made man, and then rested, as having found the choisest peece of work he so much delighted ⟨p. 307⟩in. So the Father and the Son were taken, and (as it were) love, saith Bernard, triumphed over God ▪ 3and they sola•ed their heart in that great design of love, and from eternity passed over that long and sweet age of myriads of ages, in the pleasant and delighting thoughts of that boundlesse and bottomlesse Ocean of love, to wit, God is to be made sick and to die a love for the sons of men.
- 1The mutual delights of love between the Father and the Son, in their thoughts of the Covenant-love to man.The mutuall delights of love between the Father and the Son, in their thoughts of the Covenant-love to man.
- 2Ambros. hexa. l. 6. c. 16. Deus fecit Coelum, & non lego quod requierit, fecit terram nec lego quod sic requieverit: fecit solem, lunam & stellas, nec ibi lego quod requieverit; lego quod fecit hominem, & quod tunc requieverit.
- 3Bernard. Serm. 64. in Cant. Quid violentius triumphat de Deo.
