Chap. 40. an ; 'xpoJi f ttonupon the Beoko 3 o i. Verf. 8, 677 powers of barbed Irens, call or poured upon him by the Seamen that compaffe him, about ; bat as for the Crocodile, his skin rsal- together tmpenitrable, But I (hail defer any further dif- courfe about this point, which is the chief proof again{' the Whale, till I come to the 15th verfe, and chore which follow, in àdefcription of the feales of Leviathan. And from the prefent words, Canf(' thou fill his skin with barbed Irons ?' &c. I (hall only Note; That which ie veryhardly done, may be fpokenof as if it could not be done at all, As becaufe it is a hard thing fora rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven , Chi iff fait`,'tis cafter for aCamel to pats through a needles eye: At which word, his DiCciples beingamazed, cryed out, Who then can be faved ? Thus the Prophet fpake, to Chew the extream difficulty of reclaiming anaccuflolned firmer (fey. s 3. 23.) Can the Ethiopian change his skin ? then may he that is accuflomed to do evil, learn to do good. It isnot altogether impoffible for one that is accuftomed to do evil to learn to do good(through the grace of God he maÿrepent) but, becaufe k is a very difficult thing, therefore the Scripture fpeaks of it as if it were an impoffible thing, even as impotTible as for an Ethiopian to change his hue, or the blacknefs of his skin, which no labour, no- thingbut a miracle can do. The difficulty of dealing with this Leviathan, is yet more plain- lyexpreifed in the next words. Verf. 8. Lay thine hand. upon him, remember the battle: do no more. Thole words, lay thy hand upon him, may be taketì three ways. 7)omulrecum' Firff, Lay thy hand _uponhim gently, or to ffrokehim. As if it exmertre had been faid laid â When thou cafft not take him by force with utrum ea porta+ barbed Irons and fifh-(pears, then lay thy hand upon him tender- rotera, ly and friendly , try thy urmoil skill (as before thy utmo(} arength ) whether thou cant} take him by fair means, by loathing or tickling him (as fome fiches are taken) about the gills. Secondly,(To which interpretation I rather adhere,than to the former /) znis conseffion lay thineivnd co him; cis-rich a feole of
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