phus, that learned Jew, tells us of a River in Judea,that runs and moves swiftly all the fix dayes of the week, and stands still and rests upon their Sabbath day. But Sir, left this discourse may seem tedious, I shall give it afweet conclufion out of that holy Poet Mr. George Herbert his Divine Contemplation on Gods providence. Lord,who hath praise enough, nay, who hath any? We all acknowledge both thy power and love Wherefore, moft Sacred Spirit, I here present And as concerning Fish, in that Pfal. 104. C 2 Pfal. 104. Pfalm,wherein,for height of Poetry and Wonders, the Prophet David feems even to exceed himself; how doth he there express himselfe in choice Metaphors, even to the amazement of a contemplative Reader, concerning the Sea, the Rivers, and the Fish therein contained. And the great Naturallift Pliny fayes, "[That Natures great and wonder"ful power is more demonstrated in "the Sea, then on the Land.] And this may appear by the numerous and various Creatures, inhabiting both in and about that Element: as to the Readers of Gefner, Randelitius, Pliny, Ariftotle, and others is demonftrated: But I will sweeten this discourse alfo out of a contemDubartas plation in Divine Dubartas, who day. fayes, in the fifth God quickened in the Sea and in the Rivers, Even all that on the earth is to be found, These seem to be wonders, but The Mount El fayes: and others af 1 rm this. The Cuttle-fifhwilcaft along gut out of her throat, which (like as an Angler does his line) the fendeth forth and pulleth in again at her pleasure, according as fhe fees fome little fish come neer to her; and the Cuttle-fif(being then hid in the gra vel) lets the smaller fish nibble and bite the end of it; at which time fhee by little and little draws the smaller fish so neer to her, that she may leap upon her, and then catches and devours her: and for this reason fome have called this fifh the SeaAngler. There are alfo luftful and chafte fishes, of which I shall also give you examples. And first, what Dubartas sayes of a fish called the Sargus; which (because none can express it better then he does) I fhall give you in his own words, fuppofing it fhall not have the less credit for being Verse, for he hath gathered this, and other obferva obfervations out of Authors that have been great and induftrious fearchers into the fecrets of nature. The Adulterous Sargus doth not only change, Goes courting She-Goats on the grafsie fhore, And the fame Author writes concerning the Cantharus, that which you fhall alfo heare in his own words. But contrary, the conftant Cantharus, Sir, but a little longer, andI have done. Viat. Sir, take what liberty you think fit, for your difcourfe feems |