...to the prophet, Jer. i. 5. " Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee ; and before thou eamest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." St. Paul uses similar language of himself, Gal. i. 15. Hesychius explains apшgie¡íívos...

...Jeremiah on his appointment to the prophetic office : " Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee ; and before thou earnest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and ordained thee to be a prophet to the nations."t While he, Paul, was running a career of persecuting...

...Jeremiah on his appointment to the prophetic office : " Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee ; and before thou earnest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and ordained thee to be a prophet to the natious."t While he, Paul, was running a career of persecuting...

...servant, and took him from the sheep fold. Before I formed thee," Jeremiah, " in the belly, I knew thee ; and before thou earnest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee," or, I set thee apart, " and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." Of hie disciples he chose...

...servant, and took him from the sheep-fold. — Before I formed thee [Jeremiah] in the belly, I knew thee ; and before thou earnest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, [or, I set thee apart,] and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations — Of his disciples he chose...

...before ever they came out of their mother's womb ifBefore I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee ; and before thou earnest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee: and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations,-^3er. \. 5. John Baptist was filled with the Holy Ghost even from the womb, Luke,...

...4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 5 Before I 'formed thee in the belly I knew thee; ight of many nations ; 28 Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, "which caused them unto the nations. 6 Then said I, Ah, 4Lord GOD ! behold, I cannot speak : for I am a child. 7 ^f But...

...Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; ! XXV.] COURAGEOUS FAITH. 233 and before thou eamest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." By this hint, Jeremiah is made to understand that the Lord was about to send him...

...one from his birth,) these places of scripture do make ; God who separated me from my mother's wombA. And, 'Before thou earnest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee*, &c. But for the other side (viz. that it is at baptism that the good angel is given) this does make,...

...before him, &c. Jer. i. 5 : BEFORE I FOHMED THEE IN THE BELLY, / knew thee; and BEFORE THOU CAMEST FORTH OUT OF THE WOMB, I sanctified thee; [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations, p See Ps. ex. 1. Isa. liii.3— 10. el al. CHAP. II. SECT. VI.] supposed to belong...