...:" And especially those words in ver. 22, 23 : " The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, ed him, and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them, said : Da beginning, or ever the earth was." But the meaning of these words I take to be this: ' that God himself...

...applied to Christ both by Matt/iew and John. The§ LOrd possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was, — then I was by him as one brought up with htm: and I was daily...

...have had a beginning. The Wisest of men, in his description of wisdom, inculcates this sentiment; " When there were no depths I was brought forth ; when...before the hills, was I brought forth : while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. When he prepared...

...beginning of his way, before his work of old. I was anointed a covenant head from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was, when there were no depths, I was begotten ; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before...

...from everlasting." So it is said, Prov. viii. 22, &c. " The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was," &c. | 10. That the kingdom of the Messiah is so commonly called...

...viii. 30. where Divine wisdom is introduced, saying, The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way before his works of old : I was set up from everlasting, or ever the earth •was, &c. And the word was God. " It is observable," says Dr. Macknight, " that...

...will, that all should be to the praise of his glory : " The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting,...before the hills was I brought forth : while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. When he prepared...

...slain from the foundation of the world, than the words of Christ himself, Prov. viii. 23 — 32, " I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,...the mountains were settled ; before the hills was 1 brought forth. While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the...

...God, in the mount; but thus saith uncreated Wisdom, " The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old, I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning or ever the earth was;" " before Abraham was, I am." " In the beginning was the Word, and...

...before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 25 Before the mountains were settled, jefore the hills was I brought forth. 26 While as yet he had...