65$ Chap. g. r. an Expofition upon the Book of o a. Verf. a. In the Narrative part, Leviathan is defcribed four wayes. Firfi, By the bignefs and váfinefs of his body, which is imply- ed in the firfi and fecond verles; he is a creature fo big and bulky, that there is no holding him with a cord or line ; he is too big, too boifierous for an Angler to deal with. (aft thou draw out Leviathanwith an hook ? or his tongue with a cord which than let- te4t down ? &c. (verf. r, a.) Secondly, This Leviathan is defcribed by the fiournefs and uncra&ablenefs of his fpiric ; there is no bringing him to any fob- miffiior., to any fervice or compliance. Will he make many fuppli- cations unto thee ? will hefpeakloft words unto thee ? will he mare a covenant with thee ? &c. (verf. 3, 4) 50 Thirdly, He is defcribed by the difficulty and danger, if not impoflibility of taking or catchinghim ; he will hardly be taken any way, no, not by the moli forcible wayes , to make either meat or merchandize of him. Shall the companions make a banquet of him r fail they part him among the merchants ? Canfi thou fill his skin withbarbed irons ? or his headwith ffh fpears ? &c. (vol. 6, 7, 8, 9. and in the former part of the Toth verfe.) Thu; far Leviathan is defcribed in his grearnefs, in his Round's, in the difficulty and danger of catching him, if he can be catched at , e- Nallow,the Lord having proceeded thus far in the defcription of, or do&rine about Leviathan, he makes Ufe and Application of all that he had Paid, before he comes to the fourth particular ; and this Applicationor Ufe which the Holy Ghofl makes of his de- fcription thus far given, confifis in two things. Firfi, Hence the Lord infers his own irreffiiblenefs, and the setter inability of any creature to contend with him (in the eiofe of the I oth verte) Who then to able to(land beforeme? If none can land before this creature, can any (land before the Creator l That's the firfi Inference. Secondly, The Lord makes a further Inference from it con- cerninghis own fell- fufficiency, or abfolute independency upon anycreature, either for councel what to do, or for ofaffiance in doing it. Thus much is clearly affirmed in that quefiion, at the beginning of the a n th verte, Who bath preventedme, that I[bola repay him, M if the Lord had laid, Let the man comeforth that kath contributed any thing to me, in any of my works, or that bath given
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