828 Chap. 40. an Expofation upon the Bookof j o B. Verf;r9. them for polls to their houles. The Scripture tells us, that Sala- mans throne was made of Elephants teeth or Ivory, as we tran- Bate ( i Kings r o. 18, 2z.) And'if any defire further informa- tion concerning the grearnefs of his body, and his admirable qua- lities, lec him readPliny, in his eighth Book, the twelve tirul Chapters. dcia ever. The fecond thing, wherein the Elephant feems chief, and to punt masnoa excel all the bealls or the earth, is his firength ; which is fo great, dentesadmo- that with his trunck be will overthrow a great tree or a hoofe. vendo.Ariti. Elephantshavefuch f+rength of body, that in war they carry upon dotiO.Animat their backs great towers made of timber. We read (a Mach.. I..9. 6. 37.) that AHtischiu had thirty Elephants in one baud which bare towers, in everyone of which were thirty and two fighting men with their weapons. What a vafl flrength hath this crea- ture, which can bear a tower with thirty and two men, and their infiruments of war : And from this we maygather, not only the mighty farength of his back or loins, but Woof his belly or na- vel ( mentioned ver. 16.) for thole huge towers upon hisback, mull of neceffity be fanned by huge bands under his belly, ÄYl,xirnun Thirdly, The Elephant may be called chief of the ways of èntet' antmal,a God among beafis, as to his underflanding. He hath a kind of SI Etephmr, natural rationality, and is therefore Paid to be next man, or to d7 proximum come nearefl man of any creature. There is nobeafl more rta t5umanss fe p - u. Plin. .8 dent than the Elephant, Paid the Romane O`rator.' r. Fourthly, The Elephant excels all beafls in the firength of his 4drationate memory ; and he is memoriz'd for his memory of three thipgs animalproxi- etipeciatly. Firfl, For his memory of commands and infaru`lions stráboJt given him. Secondly, Of courtelïes done him. Thirdly, Of 'Java fenfum unkindneffes and injuries offered him. ' bumanumin- Fifthly, He is the Chief of the ways of God, in that which re1eflumbabet.'mufa needs follow the former two, his undertianding( fuch as it £terhanto is) and memory, that is his teachablenefs, or aprnefs to learn delarurrrnutta what is taught him. Though he be a wildbeau+, yet he is eafily p udentior,C c. tamedor brought to hand ; and when he is tamed, he is aseafïly de. Nato, taught. The highefl excellency of man, is when ('as the Apofile Dsorton. fpeaks of a Bithop, I Tim. 3. ) he ie apt to teach; and the next ex- cellency of man is, when he is apt to be taught. It is the mifery of many, that they have none to teach them ; and it is the wick- ednefs of not a few, that they will not be taught, nor receive in- firuaian,,
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