Chap. 40. AnExpofition upon the Bookof Jo B. Verf. 19 . 623 . part of the verle. Mr. Broughton tranflates by a generai word, hiehard parts are likeHaver of iron. But we may well keep to the word bones, yet underhand them of a different fort of bones; as in the former part,holl.w bones, fo in this latter,folid bones; or in that,leffer, in this,greater bones; or in thar,upper bones, which ate as rafters, in his lower bones , chofe in the thighs and legs, which are as pohs. His bones are like bars oo iron. Iron is the hrongeh of all metal, as we read in the vitonof the four Monarchies (Dan.z.s.) The image had a head of gold (tgnifying the Babylonian Monarchy) breafis of Elver (fignifying the Perfian) belly of brats, fignifying the Grecian, but it had legs of iron, fgnifying the Romane Monarchy ; of which 'cis faid in the4.och verte, The fourth Kingdomfhall beflrong as iron, foraf- much as iron breaketb inpieces and fubdueth all things. So then, when the Lord faith, Hisbones are like bars of iron, this import- eth that the bones of Behemoth are exceeding hrong, as firong as if made of iron. We call a very hrong man,iron- (idrs. The Elephant bath iron-fides, His bones are ar bars of iron. Bochár_ tor denieth"not, that the bones of the Elephant are very hard and hrong, yet affirms from fome Authorities, that the bones of the Hippopotame are harder. If it be fo, yec the Elephants bones are hardand hrong enough to anfwer the compar ifohs in this part of the defcriptionof Behemoth. Now hear the Epiphoneona, the tri- umphant conclutonwhich the Spirit makes of all this. Verf. r9, He is the chief of the wayes of God. The word is, He is the bead of thewayes of God r Or, he is the beginning of thewayes of God , as the word is tared (Gen, z, r.) In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth. There is a twofold beginning or head (as we may fay) Fir+, there is a beginning as to time ; fo the word is taken in Genefit: There in the beginning, is, in the fish of time, God created the Heavens and the earth, fo Gen, to. c o. Thebeginning of his Kingdomwas Babel , or, there he began his Kingdom, the beginning in time,as well as place,was there. Secondly, There is a beginning which notes priority in dignity, though not in time; beginning im- ports excellency, and is as much as chief. 'Tis ufual in leverai !an-
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