Chap.39. Expoftton upon the Rook of J o a. Vert.zo. 439 or opennefs of them, is a figs of their goodnefs and ticutnefs. The glory ofhit noflrils is terrible, or terror, chat is, very terri- rMe bt terrors ble, his breathings are meet terror. This expreffionof the [ xfe, Ifr is fomewhat like that given of Sc. Paul, while Saul (Aar 9: I.) Eyerpat.nti Saul yet breathing out threatnings andfdau{hter. Paul, before his busuariúur converfion, breathed flames of fire,,as it were, he breathed ter- ventumratex- sor our of his mouth againR the faithful people of God. Thus rem, iræ au- Qáriar indicem, here, The glory of his no(lrils is terrible, o viderúr iUo But, what is this glory of his noflrils ? Some fay, the words gloriarì. are a defcription of his neighing; and I grant, that found pro- 1u ryuidpo- ceeding from his no;lrils, as from a trumpet, may well enough fujiiglor am be called the glory of them ; nor can it be denyed, but that the wr u o os er; :. neighing of great hórfes is terrible. According to which reading, nunrefèci,1li, fame fay, the word which we tranflite N,fttrils, Lignifieth in this utterrearh place, that found of his nogrils called neighing ; and that the minesfremuu word by us rendredgtory,doth rather fgaihe excellency or ve- norium funrum. hemency. And thus our old English Tranflation gives it ; His Vatabl, flrong neighing is fearful ; or as others, His vehement neighing is terrible. The Hebrew (as was toucht before) is Terror nothing brein, more common in that tangoIke, than to ufefubflantive words ail - je ively, or, as if they were Adjeltives,. Taking this fenfe of the words, they dèfcribe generous horfes neighing, whin they go to battle; as if they would thereby at once proclaim and trumpet out their owncourage, and terrifie or daunt the enemy ; ór, as if they would not only (hew their on fearlefsnefs,_.bur make their oppofers afraid:_ This is a fair interpretation, yet becaufe (ac- cording to one Expofi iongiven, and trued received, of the latter pareof the formerverfe,Hafl thou cloathedhis neck with thunder?)' the neighing of the horfe bath been already fpoken of, I rather conceive, that thefe words, The gloryof his nofl'riis is terrible, may be expounded either of thefe two wayes.. Fri, That hiswide, fuming, fmoakingnoft, i(s (which are the ...rrenaq;rene glory and commendation of a bode) acike others with terror. rilmpatienr Poets defcribing the horfe, fancy him' fending fire out of his crebras expirst notlrils,, or breathing fire. And thus when God is angry, fmoak sil.z a1gn 5: and fire are laid to go out of his no(lrils (e Sara, is. g.) Some Ignernnu pa- underhand that (I fa. z; ce.) of an angry furious man. As if the tuts eater. Prophet had faìd, fear nor 'uman, snake no accourg of him, though Claud.
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