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THE HOLY BIBLE
Diligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek, and Other Editions in Divers Languages
THE OLD TESTAMENT First Published by the English College at Douay A.D. 1609 & 1610
and
THE NEW TESTAMENT First Published by the English College at Rheims A.D. 1582
With Annotations
The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared with the Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard Challoner A.D. 1749-1752
THE BOOK OF WISDOM
This Book is so called, because it treats of the excellence of WISDOM, the means to obtain it, and the happy fruits it produces. It is written in the person of Solomon, and contains his sentiments. But it is uncertain who was the writer. It abounds with instructions and exhortations to kings and all magistrates to minister justice in the commonwealth, teaching all kinds of virtues under the general names of justice and wisdom. It contains also many prophecies of Christ's coming, passion, resurrection, and other Christian mysteries. The whole may be divided into three parts. In the first six chapters, the author admonishes all superiors to love and exercise justice and wisdom. In the next three, he teacheth that wisdom proceedeth only from God, and is procured by prayer and a good life. In the other ten chapters, he sheweth the excellent effects and utility of wisdom and justice.
An exhortation to seek God sincerely, who cannot be deceived, and desireth not our death.
The vain reasonings of the wicked: their persecuting the just, especially the Son of God.
The happiness of the just: and the unhappiness of the wicked.
The difference between the chaste and the adulterous generations: and between the death of the just and the wicked.
The fruitless repentance of the wicked in another world: the reward of the just.
An address to princes to seek after wisdom: she is easily found by those that seek her.
The excellence of wisdom: how she is to be found.
Further praises of wisdom: and her fruits.
Solomon's prayer for wisdom.
What wisdom did for Adam, Noe, Abraham, Lot, Jacob, Joseph, and the people of Israel.
The unjust... Cain.
For whose cause... Viz., for the wickedness of the race of Cain.-Ibid. The just... Noe.
She knew the just... She found out and approved Abraham. Ibid. And kept him strong, etc... Gave him strength to stand firm against the efforts of his natural tenderness, when he was ordered to sacrifice his son.
The just man... Lot.-Ibid. Pentapolis... The land of the five cities, Sodom, Gomorrha, etc.
The just... Jacob.
Conflict... Viz., with the angel.
The just when he was sold... Viz., Joseph.
The servant of God... Viz., Moses.
Other benefits of wisdom to the people of God.
The holy prophet... Moses.
Their enemies... The Amalecites.
Dumb beasts... Viz., frogs, sciniphs, flies, and locusts.
God's wisdom and mercy in his proceedings with the Chanaanites.
From the midst of thy consecration... Literally, sacrament. That is, the land sacred to thee, in which thy temple was to be established, and man's redemption to be wrought.
Idolaters are inexcusable: and those most of all that worship for gods the works of the hands of men.
The beginning of worshipping idols: and the effects thereof.
The servants of God praise him who hath delivered them from idolatry; condemning both the makers and the worshippers of idols.
God's different dealings with the Egyptians and with his own people.
They indeed desiring food, etc... He means the Egyptians; who were restrained even from that food which was necessary, by the frogs and the flies that were sent amongst them, and spoiled all their meats.-Ibid. But these... Viz., the Israelites.
Sign of salvation... The brazen serpent, an emblem of Christ our Saviour.
The fire had more force... Viz., when the fire and hail mingled together laid waste the land of Egypt. Ex. 9.
The Egyptian darkness.
The slaughter of the firstborn in Egypt: the efficacy of Aaron's intercession, in the sedition on occasion of Core.
A harmless sun... A light that should not hurt or molest them; but that should be an agreeable guest to them.
One child... Viz., Moses.
Of good men... Viz., of the patriarchs. Their children, the Israelites, offered in private the sacrifice of the paschal lamb; and were regulating what they were to do in their journey, when that last and most dreadful plague was coming upon their enemies.
The noblest offspring... That is, the firstborn.
Why God shewed no mercy to the Egyptians. His favour to the Israelites. All creatures obey God's orders for the service of the good, and the punishment of the wicked.
Elements are changed, etc... The meaning is, that whatever changes God wrought in the elements by miracles in favour of his people, they still kept their harmony by obeying his will.
That good food... The manna.
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