774 Chap. 41. t4 Expofition upon the Book of f o st. Verf. 33 codile be a creeping thing, yet he differs from ordinary creeping thingsand Serpents; for they may eafily be trodden upon and bruited , as the Lord Paid to Adam concerning the Serpent ( the Devil)it (that is, Chrill the feed of the woman) (hall bruife .thy bead (Gen. 3. is.) But the Crocodile is made that he fhould not be bruifed , that is, he is fo made, by reafon of his implanted flrength, and the hardnefs of his fcales, that he cannot be bruif n !3111 nt7 ed nor crulhr. Others ( faith he) render the latter part of the us Vela tton trneret, verfe. (Made that he ffsosildnot fear, or to be without fear. But effetfrne tiworo. Thad rather keep the primaryand proper fignification ofthe word or verb ( nnn ) becaufe it is not altogether true of the Croco- dile, that he is without fear ; force Auchourswriting of him, that he flies from thofe that affault him boldly, and is very bold upon thofe that are afraid of him, and fly from him. But even the fame thing (faith he) may be faid of Whales, who ('tis known) hallen away upon the hearing of any noife, or crafhing Etiors quicquid found. Thus upon the 24th verfe. alrum ell de- His tranflation of the a5th is near ours in the words ofit.More- fpicitaex eß ever he defpifeth whatfoever is high, he is a,IKing above all the font fuera onenesyl- of elation or bight. Betides (faith he) that the Crocodile hath Itot elationsr. many things, upon the account of which he is to be preferredbe- fore other creeping creatures; he alfo defpifeth whatfoever is high, even the fens of highnefs, that is, thofe animals who have higher, or taller bodies, and longer legs than he, by the help of which they are raifed up on high, even over thefe he kings it, being confident he bath greater flrength than they : For how high foever they lift up themfelves, yet he can eafily bring down the greatell of them flat to the ground, with one í}roak of his tail, and then kill them, and tear them to pieces. And that the Cro- codile doth thus conquer,and king it over,the (loutell and proud- eft beafis, the learned Au[hour gives many proofs, from the au- thority both of ancient and late Writers.So then(ashe concludes) chofeanimals which are higher and taller in (lature than the Cro- codile, are thole fans of elation or pride (asJo6 2.8.S.) and fo Band oppofed to reptiles or animalscreeping on the dull, fpoken of in the former verfe. Thus far the !earned Bochartus gives us his tranflation andunderilanding of thefe f ro verfes, compleating the defcription of Leviathan. I ¡hall now confider our own tranflation. P1flii1 11n elation's. Vpon
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