A plain discourse upon uprightness showing the properties and privileges of an upright man…A plain discourse upon uprightness shewing the properties and priviledges of an upright man…

'Tis also sometimes translated Plain, Gen. 25. 27. Jacob was [Greek or Hebrew], a plain, that is, an upright man dwelling in Tents. Esau was a cunning hunter, but Jacob was a plain man without welt or guard: ⟨p. 6⟩you might know his heart by his tongue, save once when Rebekah put a cunning trick into his head, otherwise he was a most upright, downright man. And the plain meaning of it is, a simple cordial, unfeig•d and exact man, this is the man we are looking for.

'Tis also sometimes translated Plain, Gen. 25. 27. Jacob was 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, a plain, that is, an upright man dwelling in Tents. Esau was a cunning hunter, but Jacob was a plain man without welt or gard: ⟨p. 6⟩you might know his heart by his tongue, save once when Rebeccah put a cunning trick into his head, otherwise he was a most upright, downright man. And the plain meaning of it is, a simple cordial, unfeig•d and exact man, this is the man we are looking for.

Man] This Substantive the Hebrews use to drown in the Adjective, but here the Holy Ghost exhibits a word, and a choice one too, signifying a Strong Valiant man; the same word, Psal. 45. 3. O mighty man! that's meant of our Lord Christ, who was a most strong and valiant man, that could meet the wrath of God, the malice of the Devil, and the sin of man in the face, and come off with triumph. And so the Dutch translate this clause in 2 Sam. 22. With the right valiant person, thou behavest thy self upright.