Exercitation on Hebrews, Biblical exegesis · Chapter 1 · Exposition of verse 1
Verse 1, 2.
foreign.
MAny of these words being variously rendred, their true Grammatical sense and importance is to be considered before we open the meaning of the whole, and aim of the Apostle in them, in which way we shall also proceed throughout the whole Epistle.
foreign. Syr. in all parts, or by many parts. Multisariam, Vulg. Eras. A Montan. diversly. Multis vicibus, Beza; which ours render, at sundry times. foreign is sortior divido, to part, to take part, to divide; whence is foreign, the part of any thing, and foreign that which consisteth of many parts: and foreign by many parts; which is also used as foreign, for alternis vicibus, sundry changes; The word properly is, by many parts; fully, by several parts at several times, as our Translation intimates; yet so that a diversity of parts and degrees, rather than of times and seasons is intended.
foreign, Syr. in all forms, multis que modis, Vul. Eras: a Montan. Beza; many wayes; or as ours, diverse manners.
foreign, Syr. ab initio, from the beginning; Olim; the Latin Translations; of old; formerly; in times past; foreign, is olim, quondam, pridem, jamdudum; any time past that is opposed foreign, or foreign, to that which is present, properly, time some good while past, as that was whereof the Apostle treats, having ended in Malachy four hundred years before.
foreign, Syr. with our Fathers; to the Fathers.
foreign, Syr. in the Prophets; so all the Latin Translations, in Prophetis.
foreign, Syr. and in those last dayes; ultimis diebus hisce; ultimis diebus istis; in these last dayes; novissimè diebus istis, Vul. last of all in these dayes; Some Greek Copies have foreign, in extremo dierum istorum, in the end of these dayes, the reason of which variety we shall see afterwards.
foreign, as before in the Prophets; not by his Son, but, in the Son; The Emphasis of the expression is necessarily to be retained, as the opening of the words will discover.
foreign, mundos, secula; foreign Syr. the ages, times, worlds; In the remaining words there is no difficulty, as to the Grammatical signification; we shall then read them,