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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This expression may have a twofold allusion. First, To Fowlers and Hunters, who (in some cases) keep out of sight, that they may with the more advantage take birds or beasts in their sna•es and toils; For in vain (saith Solomon, Prov. 1.17.) the net is spread in the sight of any bird. Secondly, To Soldiers, who lye in ambush to surprise their enemy. Thus do Lions; They (saith the Text) couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lye in wait. Here,
This expression may have a twofold allusion. First, To Fowlers and Hunters, who (in some cases) keep out of sight, that they may with the more advantage take birds or beasts in their sna•es and toils; For in vain (saith Solomon, Prov. 1.17.) the net is spread in the sight of any bird. Secondly, To Souldiers, who lye in ambush to surprize their enemy. Thus do Lions; They (saith the Text) couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lye in wait. Here,
First, Taking that interpretation of the words, which supposeth, the Lion lying down in his den through age and weakness,
Observe, The strongest creatures are tamed an• weakened by age.