3i8 Chap.i6. An Expofition upon the Bookof J OB. Verf.i6: pointed. Pfal. 132, 17. Therefhall he make the horn of Davidto flourifh. David was a Type of Chrift, and ofhim this Pfalm is expounded, Luke I-. 69. Godbath raifedup a bornof for ui in the houfe ofhisfervant David : A horn of falvati- on, is ftrong falvation, or flrength of falvation : God laid help for us upon one that is mighty,. when he laid help for us upon his.Son. The horn,notes alto the fircngth andpower of wicked men, Pral. 75 5. Lift nnyour horns on high, fpeaknot with a Riff neck: At the tenth Verfe of that Pfatm, we have both , 411 the horns ofthe wicked alfo will 1 cut off, but the horns of the righteous fhaddbe exalted. Thofe ten Kings, who gave their power and tirength to the Antichriftian Beall are fhadowed li'Ietaphora ab under the title ofTen horns, Rev.a7.12. Strength and pow- Bo, er are ex refled.6 a horn, inallufiontoBeahs whofe ftren th fia portal P .. by , g wiresfere in to defend themfelves, and to hurt others, is in their horns; coruibus etc- and hence it is that the word by which the Greeks exprefs ißant. harmlefs,fignifies properly hornlefs, Phil. 2.15. That le may t0-,E beblamelefs andharmlefs, the Sons_,of God without rebuke, cardcornú &c Secondly; As the horn is put for firengt.h, fo for fplendour and dignity : The Texts before alleadged maybe expound- ed. And again, Hab.3 4. His brightneffs was ás the light, ß`1a Itad,á andhe hadhorns coming out ofhis head,and there was the hiding Virfplenduit. ofhispower,: Wein the Margin put, Bright beams, out of bis. ft,de For theHebrew word which fignifies a horn, lignifies to, radiate, and thine forth, Exod. 34.29,30. When Mofes came down from the Mount ; the Text faith, He wift not that his face didfhine.And when Aaron,and all the people of ifrael law °uçd cornuata e Mofes ' beholdhisfacefhone : The Vulgar tranflates The Ìa ce of facie ;us. vol. Mofes was horned, or had horn: upon it : that is , Beams and Inde Mofes rayes of light like horns appeared, or darted from his`'counte eornutuspingi- nance, fo that the eyes of the beholderswere Jailed :. And the reafon why Hofer. is commonly pictured; with horns, is, becaufe this word fgnifies, both beams and horns. So- here, 1 have defiledmyborn in the dint : that is,My dignity and, excel, lency ; thus the Chaldee exprefifeth it : as if he had faid, I have taken of,, or laid by all arguments toput my fell into Splendareta the pollute ofan humblefuppliant 1 have defiledmy horn in !mum.Chal d tle du,(t,. (Duft)
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