Chap. 39. An Expofitionupon the Bookof J o a. Verf. 1 2. 383 viCor'y over them all, by his death and fufferings. Inarcanofey_ ICailly, The Unicorn ( according to the defcription here given móne monote_ of f im ) refembles all retraCtory and rebellious (inners, who will roof z.n,jugi by no means be reclaimed to the fervice of God, who will not impanens ¡n receive the oke of (Thrift though ea6e nor bear his burden eccotfquß S pden; ef7 . though light, but remaining obftinate and obdurate in their fins , Franc.Joan. will only do what they will, ferving divers lulls and pleafures,and in'paraph. being toevery good work reprobate. And as Naruralitls fay of librilob. the Unicorn, he may be flain, he will not be taken ; fo we may fay Inrer of fuch men, they will boner loofe their lives than their wills : ca i en m t poteJl' p They are like natural bruit beafis (of whom theApoille Peter Plin. onpoi [. fpeaks, 2 Eph. 2. t 2. ) made to be taken and deftroyed. Suchbeafls were the Egyptians, of whom it is Paid (Plat. 89. Yo. ) Then haft broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is flain. Some beafls are broken and tamed, but Egypt ( called Rahab for flrength and pride, or for pride in firength ) was a beati that would not be brokenand tamed by all thole plagues of God poured upon it at Land, and was therefore brokenand 'lain in the Red-fea. Thus we fee how the Church and faithful people of God, re- ferable the Unicorn in forne things ; as alto, how the wicked of the world, or the world lying in wickednefs, referable him in other things. j0 ti
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