...of the depth: When he established the clouds above: When he strengthened the fountains of the deep: When he gave to the sea his decree, That the waters...commandment: When he appointed the foundations of the earth : Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before...

...which our Hiftorian before reje&ed as abfurd) and explains it by, what Wifdom fays.8 Pro-v. 30. Then / was by him , as one brought up with him , and I was daily his delight , rejoycing alway before himt which he does not think a Profopoptea, but fpoken of a fubfiuing Perfbn....

...Compafs upon the Face of the Depth. 21 When he eftabliflied the Clouds above : when he ftrengthened the Fountains of the Deep : 29 When he gave to the Sea his Decree, that the Waters (hould not pats his Commandment : when he appointed die Foundations of the Earth. 30 Then I was by...

...of the deep : When be gave to the fea his decree, that the waters (hould not pafs his commandment ; then I was by him, as one brought up with him : and I was I 3 daily 1 1 8 Wifdom attainable SERM. daily his delight, rejoycing always before him, VI. That is,...

...is faid, verfe 30. Then (that is, when he appointed the foundations of the earth, as at verfe 29. ) I was by him, as one brought up •with him, and I was daily his delight, rcjoyring al, wcys before him. This is what hath been already allowed, viz. that the Son was not only...

...partakers of. " Then (faid the " Meffiah, namely, when Jehovah appointed the " foundations of the earth) I was by him, as one " brought up with him ; and I was daily his de" light, rejoicing always before him," Prov. viii. 30. " Thou loveft me (faid he to the Father him"...

...brought forth, when he prepared the heavens, c' and when he appointed the foundations of the *' earth, then I was by him as one brought up *' with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoic- *: 'c ing always before him, rejoicing in the habi'' table parts of the earth, and my delights...

...up from everlaflingifrom the beginning, or ever the earth was. — When be prepared the heavens,— then I was by him, as one brought up with him : and I was daily hit delight, Prov. viii. 22. ifc. Both Father and Son are viewed as, iu a foederal refpeft, holding...

...that the waters jhauld not pafs his commandment : 'when he appointed the foundations of the earth : then I was by him, as one brought up with him : and I was dai* Pf. viii. 3, 4. a Chr. vi. 18. In this part of the fubjeft confiderable ufc is made of the fcriptures;...

...herself; ' When GOD prepared the heavens, I was there ; when he set a circle upon the face of the deep, when he gave to the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandments, when he appointed the foundations of the earth, then was I by him as one brought up with...