Divine Eloquence, Or, an Essay Upon the Tropes and Figures Contained in the Holy Scriptures and Reduced Under the Proper Titles & Rhetorick; Also Seve (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1792 edition. Excerpt: ...of his audience. This Figure is varied many ways. First, In a way of wonder and admiration of God's infinite perfections. Rom. II. 33. Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of Cod? How unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways past finding out? Secondly, In a way of sorrow and mourning, for God's absence, or of his disregard to the voice of our petitions. Psal. 22. 1, 2. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not. Isai. 6. 5. Woe is me, for I am undone; thus, in a way of desperation, how is the prophet extremely sensible of his own unworthiness, as if he thought the forgiveness of his sin was now impossible; this was the dreadful apprehension of men in former times, when God did more lignally manifest himself, Dent. 5. 25. Judg. 6' 22. and 13. 22. Thirdly, In a way of expostulation with God himself, for his mercy and compassion. G 2 Oh Oh remember that my life is wind; thus he makes the short continuance of hl being, a very great inducement, that God should be more indulgent to him, and preserve him from sudden ruin and destruction. Rom. y. 24. O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death?: Job 6. 11, 1.2. What is my strength, that I should hope? And, what is my end, that I should prolong my life I How does holy "Job here complain of his insufferable miseries, and longs most passionately to be at rest in his grave, as if he despaired of any cessation from his pains and afflictions ib long as he was alive. Oh that I might have my request, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for Rom. 9. 20. Nay, but O man, who art thou, that repliest against God? A severe reprehension to our peevish murraurings and complaints, ...