Chap. 41. An Expofitien upon the Bookof Jo B. Verf. a ;11'7 ddditus, Theword Leviathan isderived from an Hebrew root, which adjuntaur, fignifies added to, or joyned together. When Leah had brought forth a third Con to facob, the calledhis name (from this word) Levi,and faid,Naw myHusbandwillbe joyned to me,becaufel have born him three font (gG.en. 29. 34.) And it is fuppofed, that this crearure isfo calledupon a double refpe&. Firfl, Becaufe of the fafi-joyning or cloture of his tales (verf. 15,16,17.) Secondly, Becaufe he is fogreat of body, that he appears as if many bodies were joyned andknit together in his. Andbecaufe the Hebrew word for a Dragon is Thannin,fome have conceived, that the lall fyllable in Leviathan isa contra& of that, and added to Levijath, as implying, that in one Leviathan many Dragons were conjoyned. But I rather adhere to that learned Author, who takes Leviathan to bea Pimple, not acom- pound word, and faith, That theWI fyllable than,belongs to the form of the Nown, as inNehu(htan, &c. And. he finds the root t°tho'g of the word Leviathan,neither in the Hebrew nor in the Syriack, naofumeß but in the Arabicl( language, whereit lignifies, eo wind,plight or anietol dry pluresfpiros fold together, fitly intimating the crookedwinding,potiuresand volubile.' motions of that animal called Leviathan. &ochart But, what is this Leviathan ? Firci, Mofl of the Ancients, both Greekand Latine, turn this Scripture wholly intoan Allegory, expounding, as Behemoth be- fore, fo here Leviathan, wholly of the old enemy of mankind,the Devil.. Tis true, that many things here fpoken of Leviathan, are applicableto the Devil ; but tobring all to that fence, is doubt- lets a forcingor flraining of the Text. Others, who profecute the Allegory, apply it to bad Princes, who having great power, ufe it for the oppreffion and vexation of chofe that are un- der their dominion. Nor can it be denyed, that the King of Ba- bylon was intendedby the Prophet, under the word Leviathan (Ifa. 27. 1, 2.) as Tharoah King of Egypt is exprefly called (Tannin, or) a Sea- Dragon, Ezell. 29,. 3. andChap. 32. 2. Secondly, Several of the Ieaijh Writers expound Leviathan, Iiahrai gran- not of any particularfpeeies, or fort of fiches ; but in general, of dioresoetnes all great f(hes. piles, faeeta ceigeneris hoc Thirdly, The moli general, and hitherto moll received opini- werefignla. on,. concludes Leviathan co be among all fiches, the Whale in nputanr.Mrrl. particular. Fourthly,,
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