John Trapp on Ezekiel 13:18

Ver. 18. That ſow pillows] In token of moſt certain and conſtant reſt and peace.

To make kercheifes] Vela vel pepla. The Roman Southſayers, caput velabant cum volebant exordiri ſuos exorciſmos, uſed the like ceremonies: ſo did thoſe that gave oracles at the den of Trophonius.

To hunt ſouls] And ſo to deſtroy them. See Prov. 6.26. Women are inſinuative creatures, eſpecially when they have a repute for holineſſe, and are eſteemed prophetical.

Will ye hunt the ſouls] O indignum facinus! Are precious ſouls no more ſet by?

Ʋpon the head of every ſtature] Fitting the humours of all ſorts and ſizes of people: by propheſying to the younger of pleaſure, and to the elder ſort of profit. David, by a like Art, tells old men of gold and ſilver, young men of honey and honeycomb to be found in Gods ſtatutes, Pſal. 19 10.

Will ye ſave the ſouls alive that come unto you?] q. d. I hardly think you will. Will ye not kill and eat, as the hunter doth his prey? or rather w[illegible: 1 letter]ll not the devil deal by you both, as the cock maſter doth by his fighting cocks, take pleaſure in their mutual killing one another, that he may make a ſupper of them both?