Some Dogs on the other hand will bark, and make a great Noise, and seldom or never bite or hurt any Body. | VII. So some wicked Men (contrary to the Nature and Disposition of others) will give out angry and threatening Words, as if they would do this and that, when they never intend to do what they say, nor will they cruelly injure any Body.
VIII. Dogs must not have that which is holy: Give not that which is holy to Dogs. | VIII. So wicked Men ought not to partake of holy Things; holy Things belong to holy Persons, they ought not to eat the Children's Bread, to be admitted to the Sacrament, &c.
IX. Some Dogs are so fierce, cruel, and unruly, that they are forced to be tied or chained up, for otherwise they would do very great Mischief: And moreover, to prevent further Danger feared, their Teeth are sometimes broken out. | IX. So some wicked Men are so cruel and merciless, that God chains them up, i. e. he restrains them from offering that Wrong and Violence to his People, which is in their Hearts to do. And finally, to prevent their doing of further Mischief, God doth as it were break their Teeth, that is, destroy their Power, or put them out of a capacity of doing hurt. Hence David saith, Arise, O Lord, and save me, O my God; 1for thou hast smitten all mine Enemies upon the Cheek-bone; thou hast broken the Teeth of the Ungodly.
X. Some Dogs are made use of by the Huntsman, to observe and mark his Prey, that he may seize upon it the more readily; and those are called Setting-Dogs. | XI. So some wicked Men, the Devil (that cunning Hunter) makes use of, to observe and mark the Godly and Upright in the Land; they are employed to inform against them, and to discover their holy Assemblies, (in Times of Persecution, that others may the better seize upon them.
⟨p. 234⟩XI. Some Dogs will not only fall upon Mankind, but also snarl, bite, and tear in pieces divers other Beasts, tho as savage and devouring as themselves. | XI. So some wicked Men will not only wrong, and seek the Ruin of the faithful and sincere People of God; but when any of their own Tribe (I mean, ungodly and brutish Ones) do offend them, stand in their Way, or cross them in their Designs, they will fall upon them, to their utter Ruin also. Babylon hath not only spoiled God's People, and offered violence to Heaven, but hath been a Plague and Curse to the Earth, yea, destroyed the Earth.
Some Dogs on the other hand will bark, and make a great Noise, and seldom or never bite or hurt any Body. | VII. So some wicked Men (contrary to the Nature and Disposition of others) will give out angry and threatning Words, as if they would do this and that, when they never intend to do what they say, nor will they cruelly injure any Body.
VIII. Dogs must not have that which is holy: Give not that which is holy to Dogs. | VIII. So wicked Men ought not to partake of holy Things; holy Things belong to holy Persons, they ought not to eat the Childrens Bread, to be admitted to the Sacrament, &c.
IX. Some Dogs are so fierce, cruel, and unruly, that they are forced to be tied or chained up, for otherwise they would do very great Mischief: And moreover, to prevent further Danger feared, their Teeth are sometimes broken out. | IX. So some wicked Men are so cruel and merciless, that God chains them up, i. e. he restrains them from offering that Wrong and Violence to his People, which is in their Hearts to do. And finally, to prevent their doing of further Mischief, God doth as it were break their Teeth, that is, destroy their Power, or put them out of a capacity of doing hurt. Hence David saith, Arise, O Lord, and save me, O my God; 1for thou hast smitten all mine Enemies upon the Cheek-bone; thou hast broken the Teeth of the Ʋngodly.
X. Some Dogs are made use of by the Huntsman, to observe and mark his Prey, that he may seize upon it the more readily; and those are called Setting-Dogs. | XI. So some wicked Men, the Devil (that cunning Hunter) makes use of, to observe and mark the Godly and Upright in the Land; they are employed to inform against them, and to discover their holy Assemblies, (in Times of Persecution, that others may the better seize upon them.
⟨p. 234⟩XI. Some Dogs will not only fall upon Mankind, but also snarl, bite, and tear in pieces divers other Beasts, tho as savage and devouring as themselves. | XI. So some wicked Men will not only wrong, and seek the Ruine of the faithful and sincere People of God; but when any of their own Tribe (I mean, ungodly and brutish Ones) do offend them, stand in their Way, or cross them in their Designs, they will fall upon them, to their utter Ruin also. Babylon hath not only spoiled God's People, and offered violence to Heaven, but hath been a Plague and Curse to the Earth, yea, destroyed the Earth.
- 1Psal. 3.7.
