40 C5e|)iff02? of *, or, 
yet they are but very fmall; and therefore it 
that his Neck is fo ftiiff and hard, that many hav^ 
thoughtthat it had no joynts, but was one conti- 
nued bone. 
2. The ftrength of a Lyon is fo great, that he 
can at once break all the bones of a mans body ; 
therefore it is that we find in holy writ, what is 
HroKger than a Lyon ? Judg. 14, j8. And fo 
Solomon faith, that a Lyon is the ftrongell of Crea- 
tures, Pro. go. go. Hence comes the proverb , 
as good vex a Lyon. Thus Gtn^ 49. v. 9. ’tis 
laid, Juiah is a Lyons Whelp , he Hooped down 
he coached as a Lyon , and as an old Lyon ; by 
which is fignified to us the great ftrength of the 
Jew^jwho although they have oftentimes been wor- 
ked, yet there have been feme branches left of 
them even untillChrills time. So Namh. 24. 9. 
be concludes • he lay dew a as a Lyen^ and as a great 
Lyon, ifho ^all Hir hitft ttp> 
g. As the is the King, foit is thehottetft 
of ail Creatures, and therefore Be foon digefteh 
his prey- he is alfo a greedy and devouring Crea- 
ture, and oftentimes cats his prey without chew- 
ing, which he vomiting up eats it again. 
"4. By reafon of his great heat he breeds 
much dholer, and therefore in the Summer time 
he is continually troubled with a quartane feaver. 
5. Sometimes having eaten too iiiuch , he is 
forced to abftain from meat for two or three dayes, 
and afterwards for fome time toeat but once eve- 
ry other day ; which afterwards makes him follow 
the prey with more greedinefs* 
His 
