Chap.r.}a. anExpoTitian upon the Book of j 0}S. Verf. z. rufh, becaufe bull-rufhes grow in (landing waters or by pond banks. We take it metaphoricaly for a hook, becaufe a hook is like abull-ru(hwith its head hanging down (Ifa. 58. y.) Is this- a fafI that Ibave chafen ? a day for aman tobow down hoe head as a ball-rufh? Further, to Put a hook into the note, lignifies thefe two things in Scripture. Fir(}, To reprefs the rage or wrath of man. And Secondly ,todivert or turn him afide from his purpofe ( z Icings a g. 28. Ezek. ay. 4.) And fo in this place, the fignificancy of the phrafe may be thus conceived , Canft these, O job, abate the fairy, or flop the courfe of Leviathan ? Canfl thou put a book into hie nefe? Or bore his jaw thorow with a thorn ? And fo carry him away with thee. Some under(}and it as an allufion to the ringing of a Bear or Swine. Cana thou over- power him, and boring his nofe, put a ring into ir, as into the moue of a Swine or Bear , and fo lead or carry him whither thou pleafeft, as a beef} which thou haft tamed and brought to :band ? There two verles have the fame tendency, both Petting forth the greatnefs of Leviathan, as to the weight and bulk of his bo- dy. Canff thou draw out Leviathan ? can(f those put an book, into his atofe ? &C. Hence, Note ; The Lard ie to be admired andmagnified in, and for the great- nefs and vaftneja of anyCreature. There aretwo things about which the Lord is tobe magnified in his creatures. Firfi, In their qualities. There are forcelittle, very little crea- tures, in whofe qualities the Lord is greatly to be magnified. The Pifmire, a poor little thing, littlebigger than a pins -head; bath an admirable witand fore-caft. The Crane, the Turtle, the Swallow; are but (mallcreafures;yet they obferve orunderfiand their times, much better than manymen, and are not only to be imitated by men in that quality, but to be admired for it. Secondly, Other creatures are to be admired for their quanti- ty or bignefs, and of this fort Leviathan is chief. The reports of Qggq the 663
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