An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…

Secondly, She is described, by her unnaturalness to her young ones, when her eggs are hatched; this we have at the 16th verse, She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers.

Secondly, She is described, by her unnaturalness to her young ones, when her eggs are hatched; this we have at the 16th verse, She is hardned against her young ones, as though they were not hers.

Thirdly, She is described, by that which is the reason of both the former, her want of wisdom and understanding, at the 17th verse, which verse tells us also whence it comes to pass, that she hath so little of these excellent endowments, even Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, &c. As if he had said, if you would know a reason, or have an account, why the Ostrich is thus forgetful of her eggs, thus unnatural to her young ones, it is this, God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted unto her understanding.

The Fourth thing which she is described by, is her swiftness of foot or wing, for both are here to be taken in, testified by her scorn and contempt of her swiftest pursuers; When she lifteth up her self she scorneth the Horse and his Rider, at the 18th verse. Thus you have the parts of this context, with respect to these two winged Creatures or Fowls of the Air here (according to our reading) described the Peacock and the Ostrich. Thus the Lord having showed his unsearchable wisdom, shadowed in those other creatures formerly enquired of, proceeds still in the same argument, though upon a different subject. The power, wisdom and providential care of God, is manifested in and about all his creatures; as much in and about the feathered-fowls of the Air, as the four-footed beasts of the earth, of one kind or other.

The Fourth thing which she is described by, is her swiftness of foot or wing, for both are here to be taken in, testified by her scorn and contempt of her swiftest pursuers; When she lifteth up her self she scorneth the Horse and his Rider, at the 18th verse. Thus you have the parts of this context, with respect to these two winged Creatures or Fowls of the Air here (according to our reading) described the Peacock and the Ostrich. Thus the Lord having shewed his unsearchable wisdom, shadowed in those other creatures formerly enquired of, proceeds still in the same argument, though upon a different subject. The power, wisdom and providential care of God, is manifested in and about all his creatures; as much in and about the feathered-fowls of the Air, as the four-footed beasts of the earth, of one kind or other.