, 386 Chap. 39. e/n Expoßtioñ upon the Book of J a. Verf. t 3, The Fourth thingwhich fhe is defcribed by, is her fwiftnefs of foot or wing, for both are here to be taken in,teftified by her (corn and contempt°of her fwiftefi purfuers ; When fhe lífteth op her Pelffhe fcorneth the Horfe andhis Rider, at the r 8th verfe." Thus;you'have the partsof 'thiscontext, with-refpe& to thefe two winged Creatures or Fowls, of the Air here ( according no our reading) defcribed the Peacock and the Ofirich. Thus the Lord having (hewed his unfearchable wifdom,fhadowed in thole other creatures formerly enquired of, proceeds 6ìF1 in the fame argument, though upona different fubje&. The power,wifdòm and providential care of God, is manifeffed in and about ail his creatures ; asmuch in and about the feathered-foyvlsof theAir, . as the four- footed beaus of the earth, of one kindor other. Verf, i 3.. Gavel thou. the goodly wings unto the Peacocks. f3ebra^ifüx- attdiunt ï1111 V.iì num dedi- fii?111erc. n fecifli ?ifs,:. Thofe words gavefl chore, are not exprefi in the HebrewText; that's marvelousconcife, which hath occafioned both differences and difficulties, in the explication of ir. The Text is only this, goodly wings to the Peacocks, we fay, gavef$ thou the goodly wings unto thePeacok,r ? The fewifh Doctors generallymake the fame f'pplement. Some expofirors exprefs it thus, ball thou made the goodly wings of thePeacockc?I conceive the difference is not great, whether we read, haft thousgiven, or haft thou made? for doubt- lefs, God ingiving made, or in making gave,. The goodlywings unto the Peacocks. Mauer l;roughton .. tranflates proud wings. The Peacock is a beautiful bird, and a proud one too The Peacock is gorgeoufly clothed, as I may fay, by the hand of God. Gavefl thou the good. ,161-7p,3 ter lywings :a no, it was I the Lord, not thou, O 7ob, that gave the tantum occurrit goodlywings unto thePeacocks. The word which we tranflate Rind in Cal. goodly, is very proper to the Peacock ; the toot of it lignifies to cap.zo.1.8. exult,to."boaft, to glory, and therefore many tranflate, gaveft thou trenlelpro i7h the exulting or the rejoycíng wings unto the Peacock,. Though the d, hie in Peacocks wings cannot properly exult or boaff, yet becaufe they Niphal. efl are an occafion of exulting and boafiing to this creature, there- ausetnlafcivi- fore they maybe Paid tQ do fo. Hence Mauer Mercer =flares re, exultare, The 'Peacock boafls with his wings or of his wings, he is filled asic .loriari. 4l0 pave ex. were with joy, beho lding his wings. And this gives one reafon itltat;hdQro why
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