. a Defmpti'an of liomg Cceatutesi. 87 
hopper? The glory of his Noftrils is terrible, he 
patveth in the Tallejry and rejoyceth in hisftrengthy 
he geeth out to meet the armed men, he mockjth at 
fear, and is not affrighted, neither tterneth he back^ 
from the [word, v. 25. He faith amcngthe Trum- 
pets, ha, ha, he fmelleththe battel afar ojf, the thun- 
der of the Captains, and the (houtings. Thefe words 
God himfelf fpeakech of the Horfe, as of a noble 
fpirited Creature ; in all ages of the World, as 
well without as within the Church, men have had 
a great love and care of their Herfes, above o- 
ther Creatures ; fo that we find them fometiraes 
to be careful of them, we find Solomon ( i Kings 
4. 26. had fome choufands of Horfes, too much 
confiding in them, againtt the exprefs command of 
God, V>eut. 17. where we read that the King is 
not to multiply the number of his Horfes-^ there 
were in ISgjpt many rare Horfes , and therefore 
lell the Jews, by having any converfe with the 
Egyptians, flioulJ karn their Cuftomes and man- 
ners, God did forbid all Princes to multiply their 
Horfes, which command violated; for he 
had fever al Troops of Horfes brought him from 
Egypt, I. King. 10. 29. It was a cuftom among 
the Perfidns, to bury the dead Carkafles of their 
Horfes, and therefore we read that Simon at Athens 
buried his Horfes by his own Tomb ; and Julius 
Cafar did ere£l a marble Monument for his Horfe 
in bis own Temple ; and Antonins verm did fetup 
a golden Image, in honour of his Horfe ; Poppea 
Sabina, iVrrc*/ Wife, had her Horfes fhod with 
golden fhooes 5 Claucus ( in the third Book of 
G 4 CSeorgick, 
