Chap.' 6. An Exßo f tion upon theBóbkof J B. Verf. i 3. 3 r r r are dreadful and terrible to behold ; they are calledNephilim in the Hebrew of diverfe Texts, which coming from the Root, Naphal, tofall, fignifïesfallers, and that in a twofold fen fe. Firíl, Becaufethey apoflatiz'd or fell from God, his'Truth and woríhip, which Wes feems't'o intimate, while he de- scribes the great çerfonal defeótion of the world, Gen. 6. 4.. bere were Gyant in the earth in thofe dayes : Thefe he oppo- eth to the Sons ofGod,in the fame verfe,who had alfogreat- ly corrupted themfelves, fo that, Vef. 5. Godfaro the wicked- nefs ofman was great upon the earth : For the Sons of God,they who owned a profeffton of Religion ( being the Pofterity of Seth, they ) mingled themfelves with the wicked of the world ; as for the Gyants, they difowned God,and were to- tally departed, or fallen from his obedience , and therefore as force apprehend, called Nephilim, or Faller:. Secondly, Theywere fo called, becautè either through the vaftnefs of their firength and fixture, or through the fierce; nefsof their minds and fpirits , they were men of violence, great oppreffors, cautingothers to fall before them : In fo much that the very name of a Gyant was dreadful. And When thofe unbelieving Searchers of Canaan brought up an evil report of that Land, the worfl which they could fay of it to the difcouragement of their brethren, was this, Numb. 13.33. And there wetaw the Gyants, the Sons of Anack,whieb came of theGyants; and we were in our own fight as Grafs -hoj» pens, andfo we were in theirs.Men offirength and courage were as much afraid at this Flory ofG.yants , as Children are of bug- bears and Fayries: So then,when lob faid,ThatGod did run upon him as aGis ant, his intent was only to thew., with how much terrour. God was pleated to cloath himfelf, and how much firength he put forth, while he thus contended with him. The truth is, God needs not lay out his firength to affliót man, he can crufh the firongeflofmen as a Moth, with the touch ofhis fin- ger. The weaknefs of God is ftronger thenmen ; yet God in afflifing his people , will fometimes perfonate a mighty man,exerciling his power to the utmoft, and arming himfelf from head to foot, while he combates with -an enemy : which flill confirms the general Ofervation , bat Goddotb not only' a,ics
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