746 Chap.o.. min Expoftion upon the Thiokol J o E. Verf. 2 2. feems rather CO imply hiscourage than his pertinacy, asit follow- eth, In his neck remainerbfirengtb, And furrow 4 turned into joybefore him. There are three other readings of thefe words, which I than name, and come to our own, 1Firfl, Some thus, In his neck remainetb flrengtb, andbefore ¿nto eum exilic him danced; fear. Several of the learned 'Mamuch upon this mayor. Jun. tranflarion, and their meaning is this; all that come near Levia a ei omns than or within fight of him, are afraid ; all the fifh in the fea,and . a os ; ac,lï all the mariners the fea that fee him, dance or bat awayfor de din trium. fear ; as if fear cauCed by him, triumphing over them, danced . phans exufta- before them. He makes fuch a combuftion by furring the waters, sec MOW and rolling in them, that he frights every living thing he meets izrdbeabu. ) enanitus di- with, nonedare Rand him. Rain. Jun. Secondly, Mailer Broughton renders it thus,Before him daneeth carefulnefs, that is, (ashimfelf glofleth ) be takes or bath no care, meetingwith any fi(h to feed upon, thatbis taking thought is a glad- nefs. He is fo thong, that he knows he can mailer all the fifh that comes near him, and can have prey enough for the taking, to fatisfie hisvai flomack, and fill his beffy;therefore he cakes no carefor tomorrow, before bundanceth carefulnefs. Chrift faith to his difciples, take no thought for the morrow; It werewell if fuch carefulnefs danced before us, asLeviathans cares dance before him. We fay of fome men, they fing care away; and all carking, . heart-cutting, and dividing cares, fhould even dance away be- fore all men. The ApoRles counfel is (r Cor. 7. 32.) I would have you without carefulnefs, as much as to fay, let carefulnefs dance before you, or put it from you ; ufe the means, and be not folicitous about fucceffesor iffues. The more we live by faith,the leis we live in care, or the moreour cares dye ; and they whole hearts are full of faith, cannot but have their heads emptied of cares. Some fay, wehave a great family, manybellies to fill, and backs to cloth, how can we be without carefulnefs ? Confider one Leviathan needs more food than many families, yet he takes no care ; Godprovides for him though heknow it not, and will he not provide for thofe that know him ? therefore lest careful- nets dancebefore you ; That'sa good reading for our ufe and comfort. Thirdly,:
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