Chap. 4. An Expo f tion upon the Book of J O B. Vert-, i z. i#roak God breaks out their teeth, The teeth of theyoung Lyons are broken. So the Pfalmifl prayes, Pfal. 58. 6. Break their teeth in their mouthes, breakout the great teethof theyoungLyons 0 Lord that is, take away the irílrurnents, by whteh they opprefs, the means by which they tear and rend, as4Lyons with their cruel teeth. Fourthly, Chria deals further with thefe Lyons, he not only breaks t heir tceth,by which they ufed to hnrt others,but he takes away their prey and their meat, they (hall not have wherewith to live themfolves; they were wont to fuck the blood of the f7ain, and to at the flefh of the poor but now the Lord will pluck away their prey, they themfeiv es (hall be fiarved or pirscht with hunger. Laflly, Not only (hall their meat be taken away, but them- felves (hall be fcattered and difperfed, that is the lall ftep of their calamity. Their dens (hall bebroken up, and their lurkingplaces (hall beopened ; they (hall run fromplace to place, fromNation to Nation. This is the Indgmenr of the Lord upon Lyons, and the portion of the duel enemies fromor God. Who hath not feen the truth ofall this inour dayes ; we have had Lyons,roaring Lyons,rendi'ng, tearing Lyonsamong( us :.It was ufual among the Heathens in their Perfecutiaias, to cry out, Array with the-Ciorijfians to the Lyons This we have often feeni in the figure, poor Chritlians feat - to the Lyons, put under the eloilianor power of men, as cruel, as bloody, as infatiable as Lyons : many a Lesns;. one might fay (as David, Pfal. 57. 4.) My foul it among Lyons : When the Watch-man din the Prophet) was asked, Watch-man what of the night ? he anfwered, A Lyon my Lord (Ifia. at . 7.) Our forrowful watch- aspen, handing upon their Towers, (eon ndering thefe fad times) being asked,what of the day ? have an- fwered; We fee a Lyon, a companyof Lyons, tearing and rending in many parts ofthe Nation; net bodies and eflates only, but fouls and confciences: God- hath wonderfully delidercd his darling from the Lyons,his Daniels from the Lyons den: He hath already delivered usr in far; tthafthe Lyons dare not roar; as they were wont, the teeth, ofmany of theyoung Lyons are broken,many of the old Lyons are ready to perifh for want. ofprey, and not a few oftheir *helps are feattered abroad God hath railed upSame Jòiirs totear thcfe Lyons, which roared upon acs; he bath ilirred up Davids tci(mite the feLyonsand;refeue thepreyco t of their teeth: K2 And act
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