490 Chap. 39. to Expoftion upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 3® of birds, fo Jefus Chrifl is the Prince of the Kongo of the earth (Rev. I. ç.) And again (Rev. 19. r6.) King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. As the Eagle among birds, fo Chritt among both men and Angels, hath the preheminence. Secondly, As the Eagle mounts up, to altodid jells Chrif} (Pfal. 68. 18.) Thou haft afcended on high ; yea, fo high hash Lhrifi afcended, that the Eagle cannot follow him : The Heaven to which natural Eagles mount, is (as I may fay) but a pavement to-that-which jells Chrifl afcended to.Chrift had a high flight,he mounted up to the heaven of heavens,far above all vifible heavens (Eph..}. ao:) he is made higher than the Heavens(Heb.7.26.) Thirdly, Hash the Eagle a piercingeye ? fo bath JeCus Ch rift; he (not only from the height of the clouds, whither the Eagle mounts, but) from the highefl heavens, can look into the fecret of everymans heart, even into the hell of a bad mans heart, and fee what's doing there, what's lying there. It was laid of Chrifl whileonearth (fohn 2. 25.) He needed not that any fhould teJti- fi,e of man, for he knewwhat was in man ; and hill he looks quite through man, through the wifefl, clofea, and moll referved a- mong the ions of men. all things are naked and open before the eyes of him (this Eagle) with whomwe have to do ; his eyes behold afar off. Fourthly, Hiíf orians tell us, the Eagle fights or wars with Dragons and Serpents; and overcomes them. Jefus Chrifl, this Eagle, bath fought with that great dragon the devil, and bruifed the head of the Serpent (Gen. 3, r 5 ) Fifthly, The Eagle is very tender and careful of her young ones. Now,asan- Eagle(faithMofes,Dent, 32. tt, 12.) fiirreth sip her Heft (that is, thole in her nel') fluttereth over her young, fpreadeth abroad her wings, taketb them,bcareththem on her wings; jo.the.Lsrd alone did leadhim, and there was nofirange god with, him. god bare the Ifraelires on Eagles wings (outof Egypt) and 6roseght then; tobimfelf (E,xod. 19. y.) that is, he brought them Ipeedily and fafely, and fo he bore thetas all- theyears of their pourneytng in the wildernefs. The Eagle beareth her young ones upon her wings, that they may be fafe (file mufl be hurt before her young ones can, while the bears them there.) Thus Chrifi bears his people on his wings, yea, in his bofome, The eternal God is their reftsgs, andtsnderneeeth:ewerhe-everlaf#ing Arms (D. Sixentth .
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