.a, 482 Chap. 39. An Expoftian upon the Bookof 3 o a. Verf, 28, inacceflible, left fhe fhould have any diflurbance by ill neigh- bours, or the air be infe6led with ill fmells.Saint Hieromefaith,thc Eagle builds in this manner, leaf} Adders or Snakes fhould fpoil her Eaglets or youngones ; and that the Amythift_fèone, which is an Antidote: or prefervative againft poyfon, is found inher neft. She abides on the crag of the rock, And the ftrong place. We might well enough conceive,that when it is laid fhe dwells on the.reck, that (he dwells on the firong place, for the rock is a firong place yet the HolyGhofi is pleated to fet it out diftinc - iruns dux ly, On the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the ftrong place; iropugnaculum Malter Brou hton rranflates it, On a fortre/s ; thedwells on the rock, as onher Cafile or Tower. The word lignifies any place tanexx babes n (umverbo`lS of defence, and Grammarians tell us, it comes from, orbath quad venari eß near cognation with, aword that fignifles to hunt or purfue the Hebreir.Mal- game ; and the reaion given for ir,. is,. becaufe when perlons are v. a, let. in Yfal, purfued in war or troubled in peace (as weaker birds by birds of 9x; prey) they have their recourfe to (lrong places for refuge and fafety. The Eagle needs a flrong place, for the bath enemies, and therefore is taught to fortifie her felt, or ro get into (prong places for her fecurtry againft them. From all thele expreftïons, that the Eagle dwelleth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and f$rong place, Note Nature teacheth the creature is general, much more man, to provide for his own fafety. That is, God bath put fuch an inflinet into the nature of all the creatures, as to provide for their own fafety ; TheEagle will dwell on the rock, fhe will¡nor venture herfelf everywhere. And according to the flare and condition of creatures, loch is the pro- vifion which they make for their fafety (Pfal. t o4.18. ) The high hills are a refuge for the wild Goat, and the ftony rock for the Coney. The wild Goats have their refuge, and the Coneys have their refuge, and they are taught whither to fly from the face of danger. There is no creature but bath a refuge in time of dan- ger, and therefore we commonly. fay, Times of danger d(cover oar refuge9 Now
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