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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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First, The Lion is the emblem of a King. Judah, whose tribe was the stock of Kings, or the tribe Royal, is called a Lions whelp (Gen. 49.9.) Thus spake Jacob, Judah is a Lions whelp; from the prey my Son th•s art gone up; he stooped down, he couched as a Lion, and as an old Lion; who shall rouse him up? The Kings of the earth are compared to Lions; First, Because of their greatness and supe jotity: What the Lion is among beasts, Kings are among men, their chiefs. Secondly, Because of their stoutness and courage. Solomon saith of the Lion (Prov. 30.30.) He is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; That is, he is not afraid of any beast. To be bold as a Lion, is a sacred as well as a common proverbial, noting greatest boldness. Aristotle saith,1 the Lion never flies o• makes any hasty retreat, let the danger be what it will in open view, but goes off, keeping his own pace. A modern Writer speaks thus: The Lion in Afric is more fierce than in colder climate; He shrink• not in danger, except some covert of Woods h•d•s him from witnesses, and then he will take the benefit of a flight, which otherwise he seems to disdain. Such is the true spirit of Kings;2 they are much above ignoble fears. Thirdly, Lions resemble Kings, because of their mildness and nobleness to them that submit. Fourthly, Because of the stateliness of their gate, and majesty of their aspect. Fifthly, Because of their vigilancy and watchfulness. The Lion sleeps (say Naturalists) with his eyes open, he sleeps as if he were not asleep; and as some observe, he often moves his tail while he sleepeth, as giving notice, that he is not (as we speak) fast asleep.
First, The Lion is the emblem of a King. Judah, whose tribe was the stock of Kings, or the tribe Royal, is called a Lions whelp (Gen. 49.9