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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. and S. Simmons, 1666
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AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-eighth, T… › Chapter 38 › Verse 39-41
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The seven creatures inquired about, which abide on the earth, are, First, The Lion; Secondly, The wild Goat; Thirdly, The Hind; Fourthly, The wild Ass; Fifthly, The Unicorn; Sixthly, the Horse; and, Seventhly, The Elephant, under the name of Behemoth, as is most generally conceived.
The seven creatures inquired about, which abide on the earth, are, First, The Lion; Secondly, The wilde Goat; Thirdly, The Hind; Fourthly, The wilde Ass; Fifthly, The Ʋnicorn; Sixthly, the Horse; and, Seventhly, The Elephant, under the name of Behemoth, as is most generally conceived.
The five creatures inquired about, that live in the air, are, First, The Raven; Secondly, The Peacock; Thirdly, The Ostrich; Fourthly, The Hawk; and, Fifthly, The Eagle.
Of the third sort, namely, such as live in the water, or in the ⟨p. 279⟩Sea, Job is questioned only about one, the Leviathan, or the Whale, a creature of a vast magnitude; of so vast a magnitude, that take all the other twelve creatures and join them together, the Leviathan exceeds them all in magnitude; as will appear in the description given of him at large, in the one and fortieth Chapter.
Of the third sort, namely, such as live in the water, or in the ⟨p. 279⟩Sea, Job is questioned only about one, the Leviathan, or the Whale, a creature of a vast magnitude; of so vast a magnitude, that take all the other twelve creatures and joyn them together, the Leviathan exceeds them all in magnitude; as will appear in the description given of him at large, in the one and fortieth Chapter.