Chap, 39, ,4 Expofationupon the BookofJ o B. V rf. 13 , 393 from the original word ufed lafl in this verfe, whichcommonly lignifies afeather only, yet is fotnetimes taken to fgnifie the fowl i1á1 Plums , it felf, or a feathered fowl ;, and becaufe the Oitrich bath the penna. vet richefl and molt beautiful feathers, therefore it is here rranfl:- juutaquofdam red, the Ofirich. 7 he feathers of the Oftrich being that for which srruthiocamn- ¡leismoil famous, the Ulrich her fèlf may (not rn_legántly) be nrQuad °gú.n exprefl'ed byaword, which properly and Ll;i6ly taken, lignifies Eurtorf. nothing but a feáther; bur moil interpreters taking that word rrrof cico. in its proper fetal:: to lignifie a feather, take the former word, matt?' diáa à which firlily and properly lignifies a Stork, for the Oflrich. Ga- ben f eliaquaft benef dicas veff thou wingsandfeathers to the Ofirich. The reafon, I conceive, à nornine `!o1`i why that word (Chafdah) which properly fignifieth a Storks, is htcfign¿ficat here rendred an Ofirich, is becaufe the defcrrption given of the Struthiocame- bird here intended in the five verles following, doch no waya- tun peranti- gree with the Stork, but fairly with the Oflrich ; for the Stork phrafrn,edquad fa Naturalifls is of a very good and pictiful nature, and path avt, it Y Y a P r:efri benlca, itsname from a root in the Hebrew, which lignifies kindnefs, pitty utqua taboret and tendernefs, whereas the creature here defcribed, is vóìá of fï»gulari all there, as will appear inopening this context. And therefore 'tlsopysaerga Grammarians tell us, that the Oltrich is fo called by the rule of P aerr,. contraries, merciful or kind, for unkind and cruel ; which way of riataris cut - fpeakingis ufctalin the Hebrew, as alto in other languages. Thus trix ciconia. the Hebrewword for a Harlot, fignifies one that is holy ; Har- Petronius 6' lots being ,moil unholy, filthy, and unclean women,proftctuting 5o inns. their bodies to thelulls of others, and inviting them to unlawful pleafures. Andthat we are not here to underhand the Stork properly ta- ken, but the Oflrich, is plain for there three reaföns ; the firfl of which hath been already intimated, the bird here intended being of a quite contrary nature to the fork. Secondly, The Storkhuh no fuchbeautiful feathers as feem to be given to the bird here fpoken of, yet we mull not believe that all chofe beautiful co- lours in which Oflriches feathers are feen and worn, are natural to them ; for the bath no feathers of note, of any colour growing on her, but black and white," all others are died and artificial. Thirdly, The Stork dorh not lay her eggs on the ground, but builds on high in trees (PP/. 104. 170 As for the Stork, the Firs-trees are her hassle, whereas the bird here mentioned, goes upon the ground though the hath wings, yet not wings able to Ecc lift
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