84 Of 'BltttejSl; or, 
he hath the itrcngta o£ a Unicorn^ and the very 
fame words arc tttere ufed, N>mh, 24. 8. like to 
which we have Dem. 53. 17; His horns are like ^ 
the horns of <«Unic'Orn, with them he will pttjh the^ 
peofie together to the. ends of the Earth’ fo the Fa- 
mily of JoJefh is compared to the horr.sof & Uni- 
com y [o David, Pfal 75. prayes that his Kingdom 
might be exalcea as tne horusof a Unicom * and 
ingeneral we may resemble this to the Church and 
fo to all holy and pious men that ever have, or lhall 
be fc* the World ; ‘and without doubt the horn is an 
Emblem of power and ftrength, asalfoof defence, 
which we may liken to the true knowledge of God, 
and to his prefence, aid, and afrillance,and then we 
may learn, 
1. As the Unicorns horn is fo high, by which 
he defends himfelf againft all inj ines, fo the 
Churches wellfare and fafety cosilifts- in the know- 
ledge and love of God. 
2. And as his horn is an excellent Antidote a- 
gainll all poyfon, fo the knowledge and love of 
God is an excellent: remedy againlf all vice. 
3. As the chief thing that Huntfmen regard in 
^Unicorn, is his horn ; fo it is mo'd certain that the 
main reafon of the Churches fufFerings is ( as I 
may fofpeak) her horn, ». e. her great confi- 
dence and affiance in God. 
4. As it isverydiffi;uIttotake the^«tVor»alive, 
and when fhe is hunted taketh great care of her 
horn ; thus the Church ought in the raidft of all 
her afflidfions to take great heed, left (he lofe her 
horn, /. e. her knowledge and love of God; thefe 
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