, 5 Chap. 29. An Expoftion arc); the Bock. of j o A. Verf. 17, if they like Wolves or Lyons had not got the prey between their teeth. The pricked are often dcfcribed in Scripture acttng'ltke beafts, and the ayd of God prayed againft them in that notion (Pfal, 3. 7.) Arife,O Lord and lave me ; for thPu haft frirtetsall mine enemies lrprn the cheekbore,thiuhaft broken the teeth. of the ungodly. Again (P141. 58. 6.) Break their teeth O ÿe4 in their mouth : break ont thegreat teeth of the young Lyonr,OLord ; that intake a ?eay,0 Lord ,all their deliroying firengths,who +e fircngth ís todeftroy. The Lord by his Prophet awakens the drunkards with this fad Alarm (Joel . 6. For (faith he) a Nation is cones up uponmy land,firang andwitbores rumber,whofe teeth are the teeth of the Lyon, and he bath tht cheek teeth ofagreat Lyon,that is,tihe enemies are fierce and cruel io their na:ure,and they have dread.. full means and wayes of cxercihng their rruelty. The fourthbee: in Daniel; vifion,whicb was dreadful!, and terrible, andfirong ex® ceedingly,haigreat iron teeth (Dan. 7.7.) This beaft is defcribed, firft, having teeth ; fecondly, great teeth; thirdly,iron reeth;and ali to Phew what fpoyle that beaft fhould `make both among the Nations, and in the Church of God. The greatett Powers and Princes of the world have aEted like beats, and the bcft Princes of rhr world have had many beafts in their Dominions againft and upon whom to a& their power. Hence obferve,Stcondly; It is the c lagiflrater duty to breakand puttifh the wicked, as well as to proteft and relieve the grcd. Wounding work is a duty as well as healing work. They who have teeth like beaus, muff be desk with like brute beaffr,whoare made to be taken anddefiroyed (2 P r. 2. t 2.) The Apottle Paul defctibing the power,of Magiftrares faith, (Rena.' 3.3,4.)Rulers are o terror to evil works, (that is, they csg'r t ró be CO by Verrue of their office) and thereupon he inferrs,If them doff that which is evil, be afraid,for be beareth not the Sward in vain. The /tillers (word, is no fear-crow, not is his a wooden dagger. He fhcwccb the (word which he beareth, and a vifihle fwotd,as i he Emblem of his dice, isufually borne before him, Lus 'tis ,not born for a Chew; He mutt firike with it as well as (hew ir, and mrke thole feel it,seho are not awed with she tight of it. Thirdly, Ni job laid at tie 15th verfe,Iwas eyes to the blind, and
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