Chap. 40. 04nExpoftion upon the Book of Jo B. Verf. r S, 6Ó9 Heavens, chore great pieces of Gods work, as alío the great Lu- minaries there placed and moving with admired fwiftnefs and evenncfs continually. Though we are chiefly to behold fpiritual things, yet we muffnot think our time loft in beholding natural things; though we fhould fpecially behold Cods gracious works, the works of grace, the workmanfhip of God in framing the new creature, yet wemutt alto behold theold creation, and viewe- very piece of ir, efpecially the great pieces of it. Again,though we fhould behold and be looking to the Author and fari fher of our faith; though we fhould, as the Baptift called force to do in his time, and all to do inall times (John r, 29.) Behold the Lamb of God, that caketb away thefins of the world (our eyes and our hearts, the eye of our faith should be upon Chrift the Lamb of god, more, ten thoufand times more, than upon Leviathan or Behemoth) yet'tis our duty to behold Behemoth and Leviathan, J.fusChriftfaith (Ifa.6 ,r.)Beholdme,bshold me;'fis the word here in fob. Jefus Chrifi fpeaks there as if he would call offour eys and hearts from all things in the world,to behold himfelf; and incamparifon,fo we fhould. He is the mofi amiable fight or fpe- 61acle in the world, and therefore ought to be the define of our eyes: yet in their places, there are other worthy fpe6tacles for tas to behold, efpeciallyas they hold forth, and as in them we may behold ,the power, wifdomand goodnefs of God. Lec tao man fay we lofe our time in a due meditation upon any of the creatures which God hath made ; for he hach made them, that we fhould behold and meditate upon them. Beholdnow Behemoth. The word Behemoth is applicable to,ormay fignifie any greater or great beaft of the field (Gen. 3.14. ) The Lord Paid unto the ferpent ; becaufe thou haft done this, thou art surfedabove all cattle, pécátma¡cua and above every beaft of the field. And again, Every beaft ofthe forreft is mine ( faith the Lord , Pfal, 5o. ro.) and the tatted upon a thoufand hills, Hence force conceive that we are here to underhand buffs in general, the word Behe- moth being in the plural number. Behold now the beafis ; as if the Lord pointed at all the beafts of the field in this Behold. And 'cis a truth, we are to confider them all; but it is very im- probable that in this place God calls Job to behold the heafis of Iiii the
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