Chap. 41. wilts Expofition upan the Book of I o B. Verf. 2 754 The mighty are afraid, The Lord doth not fay, when he raifeth uphimfelf , the weal¿, and(as we fay) hen-hearted cowards, but the mighty are afraid the mighty of all forts ; not only mighty fillies, but mighty men the ffoutefi Seamen and Mariners, yea, Captains and-War' 'jets at Sea, are afraid ; andnot only are they afraid when he railetch up himfelf (like a moving mountain) but amazed with fear, and ,L even aruckdead with aftonifhmenr. The Hebrew word rendred l70y e °rieé. mighty, may be carried beyond mighty men, even to Angels; and tingelt 'Pp no- fo the vulgar Latine reads tt, When he liftsup himfelf, the Angels mine dii!i qw;d will beafraid. Theword is applyed to me Angelsall the Scrip- robare policant cure over ; it properly lignifies flrong or mighty ones. Angels are maxrmepr firong andmighty the excel all other creatures in frengrh (Pfd. rerorir crearu. n rie.21cnamen 103.20.) If we rake that tranflation, The Angels will be afraid, erism adhomy: it is only to thew, that Leviathan is fo terrible, that not only the nerrrar,rferrur, fith in the Sea, and men on earth, but (if fuch a thing could be) rebore the Angels of Heavenwould be afraid of him. As Chria when rends valen. he would fet forth the efficacy of fedut ion which lliall be in the ter. Y a Timebunt 41. latter dayes, faith, Falje Prophetsfhall come, and deceive, if it were gels. Vulg. pofble, the very elelb (Mat. 24.24,) So this Leviathan would make the Angels afraid, if it werepoffible. As Ships in a form at Sea, arePaid to mount up to theHeavens (Pfeil. x07.26.) though they alwayes lçeep upon the billows of the water ; fo by a like hy- perbole, we may fay, when Leviathan raifeth up himfelf, the Angels of heaven are afraid. But as the wordoften! fignifics an Angel, fo it iscommonly applied to men of might, lrength, and courage. Wetran(late indefinitely, themighty, without deter- mining it upon one'or Other fort of mighty ones ; and fo we may . underhand it of any among the vifiblc creatures that are mighty, When he raifeth uphimfelf, the mighty are afraid. Hence Note, Firfi Great dangersmay put thefloutoft incoa fear. Naturalfear isa pafionor perturbationof themind,raifed by the appearance,or our apprehenfion of tome eminent or imminent evil, ready to take hold of us,or fall uponus.And as fome are o f fo fear- ful a nature, or ar; made fo fearful by a ferret judgement of God upon them, that they are afraid where nofear is (Pfal. 3, 5.) and Ddddd (be-
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