i Yli riiÍN; 39R Chap. 39. Expofitwn upon the Book,of J o B. erfát3 to them than a fine feather, becaufe they think it fomuch, that they are proud of it. Fifthly, Naturalitis fay,the Peacock (and it is as true of a proud dngetutafpe- perfon) is. an angel inafpelt, or to look on (hemakes agoodly tu,pedetatre, (hew) a thief in kts foot, t. e. he goeth foFafy without noire, yet voceGehenna. batha voice like hell, crying out and (bricking very unharmoni= ouflyto the ear. A proud perfonmay be an Angel inafpcR, but he is a thief in his feet, he goethfofrly,yec deceitfully ; and there is ahell in his voice. A loudboafting tongue is as troublefom and unpleafant to the ear,as abrawling; and ufually boafiers arebraw- lers too s For, as Solomon bath concluded it (Prow. a3. ao.) By pride comatb contention. Lathy, Proud ones are like the Peacock, becaufe that which perfons are naoft commonly proud of, is of little worth. The Pea- cock is proud of his feathers, which are worthlefs things, fit only for children to playwith. And though it is a truth, that fume men (as was faid before) are proud of fuch things as are excel- lentin themfelves, and of a great intrinfick value, yet (as was alto faid before) whatfocver a man is proud of, will (to his ac- count) be nobetter than a Peacocks feather. Aman thatis proud of his beauty and apparel,of his riches and outward fplendor,may truly be laid to be proud of a feather ; Solomon, the wifeff of Kings, and taught by the Spirit of God, hach written vanity and infufficiency upon all worldly things. And if a manbe proud of his underfianding, knowledge, or any internal endowment (which are things of real excellency) they all become vain to him yea, if a manbeproud of his graces, though they (hail ne- ver be utterlyvain tohim, yet fo far as he is proud of them, they are vain tohim, being hindred by the prefent prevailingsof cor- ruptions, from doing that which is one of the mot} proper works of them, the keeping him "humble, empty, and nothing in his own eyes. Gaveft thon goodly wings to the Peacocks, Andwings and feathers -onto theOflrich Several Tranflators (aswas roucht before) find twoditiina rSupennani el- fowls in this latter part of theverfe. Mr. Troughton faith, Ga- ante gut lieft thou feathers to the Stork, and Ofirich ?' and foothers. Our Struthto came- Tranflators put it thus in the Margin, The feathers of the Stork ¡odoret,? fun, And O9rid,. The occafion of this difference in tranflating, arifes from
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