Chap. 41. flnExpoftionupon the Bool,of ] o B. Verf.34. flir himup, to confider himfelf what he was able to do, and to do hisbet+ (chap. 40. t2.) Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low. Cana thou do it ? cant+ thou look onevery one that isproud, and bring him low ? Thou cant+ nor, but I can. God beholdeth all high things, he bath them all before him, and is a King over them ; he can make the proudet+, and floutefl, and greateft that are in the world (loop to him. That Great Mo- narch Nebuchadnezzar, who lorded it over the greatell of the world in his days, was at left brought to confefs, that the Lord was a King over all the children of pride (Dan. 4, 37.) Now Nebuchadnezzar prazje, and extol, and honour the Icing of heaven, all whole works are truth, and his ways are judgment, and theft that walk in pride be is able to abaft. In this fence God is a King over all the children of pride. Now though the words, according to the fenfe given of this fail reading, may fafely be applied to God ; yet as mot/ among late Interpretersunderhand them literally of Leviathan, fo many . of theantients, who have writtenupon this Book, turn this whole defcription of Leviathan into an Allegory of the Devil (as was toucht before) and to make it out they have run into many need- lets fpeculations. But I conceive, though it be true, that many things fpoken of Leviathan are applicable to the Devil, asalto to Tyrants, to Antichri(t, and all wicked men ; and fome, who are very fparing in urging the Allegory, yet grant we may, when we read what is laid of Leviathan, refleu`l upon the Devil, and confi- der what a mighty power he bath todo mifchief, if the goodnefs andpower of God did not reflrainhim :Yet '(is fafet+to keep to the plain fence, and not to buffe our felves much in transforming the holy Scriptures into 'Allegories, in which force have been over-bold ; nor fhould anyventure to draw Allegories, but out of a natural meaning, as the Apof+le Paul did in the 4th Chapter of his Epiflle to the galathians. I (hall only adde, that as from the nature of this Leviathan (fuppofed to be the Whale) we may receive many inftru6lions fo theLord doth fometimes Preach or Prophetic to whole Nati- ons byhim, that is, he gives warning by him to Nations, of force great things which (hall come topats among them. 'Tis the ob- fcrvation of anInterpreter upon this place, God (faith he) pro-. phejees; 783
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