Chap. 4o. An Expofitáon upon the Book, of J o s. Verf. $. 673 refufe to ferve us. Will Leviathan (faithGod toYob) make aco- venant with thee ? will be be thy fervant for ever ? That's the fourth particular mentioned in the third and fourth verfes,where- in the unfubmiflvenefs and aiffnefs of this Leviathan is fer forth; he will not make fupplications, he will not fpeak [oft words,'nei- ther will he be thy covenant - fervant for ever. And as he is nor for mans work, fo not for his fporr. Verf. 5. Wilt thou _play with him as with a bird ? wilt thou bind him for thy maidens ? O,,as Mr. Broughton renders this latter claufe, Wilt thou eye him for thyyoung gales ? This verfe holds out a further evi- dence of the floutnçs of Leviathan. Some creatures, though Levies will haástfo flout, that he will play eitherr do you you fport ork, but makeyou any fporr. Wilt thouplay with bim as with abird ? The word tgnifies any {Mall bird, efpecially a Sparrow, with which children ufe to play. Leviathan will not play withman ; nor is he to be made a play, or to be (ported with. When the Philifìnes had put out Sampfons eyes (whowas once as terrible to them as a Leviathan) they called for him to make them fport andthe Text faith (fudg. i 6.25.) He made them fport, though theyquickly found he was not a man tobe [ported with. We fay proverbially, Tess ill jefting with edge-tools ; I may fay, 'Tis ill fperting with Leviathan. The vulgar Latine tranflatton faith, 1íura uPd xüuà Wilt thou cozen or enfnare him as a bird ? ,Gana thou entangle him der ei cutav6. as a little bird with lime -twigs ? or entice him into thy net , and Vulg: then make fport with him ? Leviathan is a great player, and ve- - ry game-fome;:but he will not play at any game with us, nor cm weplay at any game with him, but Hazzard. That he is very gamefom when and where he pleafeth,the Plaintiff tells us,fpeak- ing of the great and wide Sea (Pfal-to4.s6.) Therego the Ships, tbere is that Leviathan,whom thou haft made to play therein. He is made for play,not for works but where Both he play ? Levia- than will play in the Sea, but he will not play at Land. Wilt thou playwith him as with a bird? Rtrr z Wilt
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