...strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. DOTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her...O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of man. 0 ye simple, understand wisdom : And, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Hear ; for I will...

...begining of this chapter. Doth net Wifdom cry, and under /landing put forth her voice ? She flandeth in the top of high places, by the way, in the places of the paths : . . . Unto you, o men, 1 call : and my voice is to the for?} of merit And, as an encouragement to...

...words, in Prov. viii. 34. bear fome refemblance, in the Tranfition, to this inftance from Homer: c' She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the " coming in of the doors — Unto you, O men, I call, and *' my voice is to the fons of men. Dr. Pearce. There...

...ye fimple ones will ye love Simplicity, and Scorners delight in fcorning, and Fools hate Knowledge ? Unto you, O Men, I call and my Voice is to the Sons of Man O vg Simple, under/land Wijdom, and ye Fools, be of an underftanding Heart. Prov. viii. 4, 5. Turn you...

...Things, to it ) are derived from a Verb of the fame Senfe as the Hebrew. CHAP. VIII. V. 2. Shejlandeth in the Top of high Places, by the Way in the Places of the Paths. \ nan m'nj n»n — TH »W D»ono e^ra] This Verfe would I think be more juftly tranflated thus —...

...underftanding put forth her voice ? Doth Jbe not Jtand in the top ef high places f Doth Jbe not cry at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors f Prov. viii. 1,2, 3. this is the time to difabufe mankind, to render a thoufand falfe and abfurd opinions...

...apoflle makes allufion, is ; Doth not Wifdom cry ? and underftanding put forth her voice! She ftandeth in the top of high places, by the way, in the places of the paths. She crietb at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coining in at the doors. Unto you, O men, I call,...

...death. CHAP. VIII. ' IOTH not wifdom cry ? and underftanding put D forth her voiiqe J 2 She ftandeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.' 4 Unto you, O...

...eftedt; however, not to be tedious, I {hall mention only two. Solomon, fpeaking of wifdom, tells us, " She crieth at the *' gates, at the entry of the city,...— Unto you, O men, I "call, and my voice is to the fons of men," Prov. viii. 3. And David, in the hundred and twenty eighth Pfalm, fays ; " Blefled are...

...this instance from Homer : " She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the " coming in of the doors— Unto you, O men, I call, " and my voice is to the sons of men." — DR. PEARCE. There is also an example of it in St. Luke,v. 14. " And he commanded him to tell...