734 Chap. 4i . ,4n Expo(ition upon the Book of Jo a. Vert. ris. apt to be proudof their priviledges. The Nation of the Jews, how proud were theyof that priviledge , that they were Abra- hams children, that they had the Law and Temple : Whence the Apoffle left that ferious admonition to the Gentiles (Rom. a 1.20.) Becanfe of unbelief they werebroken off, and than 'land- ell by faith; be not high minded, but fear. Do not pride your felves in your priviledges as they did, left you alfo be broken off as they are. Laflly, fome have been proud, evenoftheir graces; that of the Apoflle argueth it (t Cor. 4. 6, 7.) Who bath made thee to differ ? (thouhall grace, and another bath none; who bath made this difference between thee and him ? bath not God ? ) :ghat haft thou, that thou haft not received r why then dolt thon boat# as if thou hadit not receivedit? Even they that have re- ceived grace, are in danger of boafling, as if they had not re- ceived it. I may fay, as of all proud men, fo of all men, who are but toucht with pride, as here it is Paid of Leviathan, Their fcales (fome attainments or other) are their pride. And hence we may infer, If great attainments are an occafron of pride ; then. Let to pray for an humbleheart inhigh injoyments- and attain- ments. If you have ftrong fcales, much firength about you, or in you,beg hard for humility ; be not like Leviathan, let not your fcales be your pride. His footles are hie pride, Shut up together as witha clofe or ¡trait ¡eat. Things firaitly fealed up, can hardly be parted. How dole the fcales of Leviathan are, is further (hewed, Nefpiraculum Verf. a6. Ont is fo near to another, that sea aircan come be guidon incedit teem. percos. TheLord doch not fay, you cannot put a (}raw, or ahair be- Hieron. twten, but no air can come between. The air is the molt fubtile thing in nature; the air- paffeth through notonly little cranes, but imperceptible pores ; yet the junáure of Leviathans fcales is fo elate, that the fubtile air cannotpals between. Thenext verfe is only an-hightningof the fame thing. Verf. 17. They are joynedene to another, they flick, together that they cannot be Tundra. Scales are lap't one over anorher,like the tiles of an houfe,they flick like boards glued. The Hebrew is, they are joyneda man to
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