276 Chap, 28. Expofitioa upon the bool¿ of'J'a B. .Verf.l80. worthmad coftly then the flufL. And though Gold be exceeding precious, yet the skill of the Artif}maybe moreprecious and va- luable then the Gold. Thereore.Yo6s difcourfe ais Rill tfcendtng, exalting wiffom not only above-the heft . of Naturals, but artifici- als ; not only above Gold as takenfrom the.earthabuc aboveGold wan the artificer bath put ;hisgreatefl skill upon it; Gold fathio- ned and wrought with the greateft skill, and molt ingenuouscu- riofity cannot equal wifdom. Theexchange of it-(hall not be for urumopti- Jewels offaneGold. As,if he had faid ; if anyman [hall offer fuch arum pur' Jewels inexchange for it, theoffer would not be :accepted. ca-U/71 quodeft The word (phaz)ivhich we render fine Gold, (fb called from its foldius. toter- ftr ength, faflnefs or folidity) others expound u the nameoft pretes reddunr place from whence fuch Gold came ; and force learned conceive aurumprimum, that phaz is the fame with' Vphaz fpoken of (70'00.9. Dan;to. l urum,purga- Mr Broughton trarflates it bez Golf and concludes' that it is rtlTmum. 5) p the fame which is at this day known by the name of Foffe in Bar- bary,from whence excellent Gold is brought. Verf. 18. Nomention fhal! 6e madeofCoral, or of Pearles, &c Sob feemes to bring in Coral and Pearl as lower in value then thofe precious hones before inflanced in ; and therefore fpeakes of them elegantly, as inferior things, not worth the remembring in this bufinefs, they are fo fhort or it; As if he had faid, Thefeare fofar below wiflour, that they are not worthy to be named the fatua. day. The text is, There(hall be no mention ofCoral on e fmearles. The Hebrew Dc &ors are at much uncertainty how to under- iiamoth rGGa fland or render the Original! words,Firft,force take and tranflate bar; on themA ellativel , High and Eminent thins all not be remema minentia non. pi? Y g $ raemorabantur, bred.; For the Hebrew word Ggnifieth any thing that is high. vulg. Secondly, others tranflare the former word (Ramoth) The Vni- corns Horn, which is a moll foveraign antidoteagainft poyfon, and in price or worth, almoft invaluable. Again, A third tran- fares, precious skins-orfarree, which we know are of high efieem. Fourthly, Molt as we, tranflite the wordCoral, becaufe Coral doth ufually grow on highupon the Rocks. Coral iscalled by the learned Lapidaries,A.budof Maritime beauty, and the delight of hiJdren, thebell of Natures buds,'Tis a plant of Natures letting â$
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