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TroposchemmalogiaTroposchēmalogia
Troposchemmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. KTroposchēmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. K
London: printed by John Darby, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Interrogative Particle [Who] besides its ordinary Grammatical Signification, which simply denotes asking, (Psal. 15.1. & 24.3. Isa. 42.24. & 63.1, &c.) sometimes signifies an absolute Negative, when the Speech is of Persons; as Psal. 94.16.1 Who will rise up for me against the Evil-doers? or, who will stand up for me against the workers of Iniquity? as if he had said, No Man can help me; so have I been dealt withal: It is only God can relieve me, as ver. 17. Psal. 106.2.2 Who can utter the mighty Acts of the Lord? who can show forth his Praise? that is, None can do it; yet Psal. 9.14. David says, That I may show forth all thy Praise in the Gates of the Daughter of Zion: which Text R. Kimhi thus reconciles; viz. In the former Text we are to understand the Praise of God, with reference to those great things which he had done for his People in general: In the latter, what he had done for David in particular. We may add, that the first place may be meant of the most perfect Praise of Jehovah, in the celebrating of which, no Proportion can be stated so as to correspond with it: The latter, an earnest endeavour to return Thanks and Praise to the very utmost of humane Faculty: See Psal. 40.5. Psal. 113.5. Who is like unto the Lord our God? that is, there is none amongst Men, who can so really condole your Case, and so mightily help you; for God was, and is, both willing and able. He speaks here of a Divine Grace, Aid, and Help: There is his gracious Encouragement given for our Hope in the next Verses.