Book IV. WICKED MEN coMPARED .To ~BULLS. 793 lfagen, and ein Bel/en; the lllyrians, Vu/, and Jtmeez_. By all which feveral Applica– tions it is evident, that the Name 'I'aurus m Latin IS not dertved from ranouro.s, the fhetching our of the Tail, nor from Gauros, fignifying proud, but from the Hebrew , 'Igr, which fignifieth great, &c. The Epitheo of th1s Beaft are many, viz. wild, fharp, Plower, Warrier, Horn– bearer, blockifh, great, glifltring, fierce, violent, &c. Violent, crud, and proud Perfecutors, that abufe and infeft the Poor and Needy, are compared to Bulls, Bulls of Bajhan.; that is, faith Gla./Jius, the Enemies of Ch~iit, who were fi:ronO' ar.d fierce, i. e. !hong and outrageous Perfons, fuch as were the H1gh Priefts, Scribes~ &c. that fer themfelves againfl Chrift; fo Ainf..vorth. Bt>jhan wa; a fertile Country, famous for excellent Pafture, the Beafts that fed there being very far, ftron<Y, and areat. Hence the Bulls, Rams, or Heifers of Bajhan, are metaphorically put f~r fat Ones, Deut. xxxii. 14. which is transferred to Men, Prov. xxii. 12. Strong Bulls have befit me, &c. that is, Enemies flrong, fierce, and cruel. The Oaks ofBajhn11 are ufed in the like Senfe, !fa. ii. 13. Zech. xi. 2. MET A PH 0 R. I. A Bull is a Ring·leader of the Herd; for which Caufe, faith Gefner, Homer compared Aga– memnon, the great Emperor of the Grecian Army, to a Bull, &c. 'l'op– fel!, p. 77· 11. The Bull is a very flrong Creawre ; his Strength is very greaE in all Parts, but more erpeci– ally in his Head and Neck. PARALLEL. I. so proud and cruel Perfecurors are often Ringleaders of all the Herd of their bloody Crew, like as it were the High Priefts, Scribes, and Pharifces, to the Multitude of the wicked Jews, who confpired againft our bldfed Savior, Jdatt. xxvi. 4-r. 11. So wicked Tyrants are often great in Power, and have the Advantage every Way to ftreng:hen 1hemfelves; as it is {aid of the little Horn under the Grecian Monarchy, who waxed exceedinggreat, towards the South,and towards the Eafl, and towards the Holy Land, Dmz. viii. br.t more efpecially of the fourth Bcaft, or Roman Power, who harh, with human and diabolical Powt'r, with a high Hand, and ft:iffNtck, fl:rove againft the Saints of God for many Years. Ill. A Bull with his Horns doth Ill. So wicked 'l"yrants, Perfecutors, and often run at Men, Women and bloody Enemies of God's Church, do often furi· Children,forhatthcSighr ofrhem, ouOy run at all that ftand in their 'Nay, not only when they come towards fome Per- Men and Women, but poor Children, &c. Horn fons, makes them cry our; formadenotes Power, as ellewhere hath been !hewed, and ny have been gored, and torn to to pu01 with the Horn, metaphorically fignifies all Pieces by Bulls: They are indeed exerting or putting forth of Strength or Power, a cruel fort of Creatures, efpeciDeut. xxxiii. 17. The Bulls of Bajha11 frequently ally when enraged, and therefore exercife that Authority and Power, which for a alll\rive to get out of their Way. Time is fuffered to be in their Hands, againft rhe Saints; yea, puOJ and gore them with their Horns in a cruel Manner, tearing them in Pieces: And by Reafon of which many timorous Perfons being afraid of them, to avoid the Danger, are ready to run away, viz. leave their native Country, when they hear that furious Bulls, or cruel Tyrants, are like ro be let in upon them, Pfal. xxii. Dan. xi. 4-0. IV. Bulls are fuffered to feed in l V. So wicked Men are fuffered to feed as ic rich Pafture, till they are very fat; were in far Failures, until they grow fat, and kick they are like fome lawlels fort of againfl the Lord. They will not know their own People, being not always rellrainTerritories, nor be content wirh what God hath ed to one Meadow or Ground, as lent them, but make lncurfions into their Neigh– Cows are; they will break into bars Countries; and, as if they wereLawlefs, make every Body's Field, and feed in Pafall their own which'they can lay their Hands upon, tures none of their own. and care not what Spoil they make. V. Bulls will fight furiouOy V. So wicked Men are very quarrelfome; they with other Beafts, and "irh one will nor only fall upon the Saints, but alfo make another. War one with another, out of Pride and Ambiti– on, and to accomplii11 their own vain-glorious and covetous DeGgns; as we fee this Day, how one Popilh and Heathenifh llull attacks and wars with another. 9Q VI. So
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