G.8 Chap. 34, An Expofition upon the Book of J© B. Verf:25 aetly upon the as he cloth, if he did not know their works That God knows the works of all men, is a point I havemet with before, and therefore pats from it here: Andhe overturneth them in thearight. There are feveral readings of this claufe. - Firfi, Some thus, Therefore the Lord knoweth their work', and turneth into night ; that is, he turneth their profperity into adverfity, he bringeth trouble and afflietion upon them ; they li- ved before in a dayof profperity,in a day of power and worldly greatnefs, but he turneth theminto night. Secondly, Or, as others thus, He turneth the night, that is, he 3Imut aqua changeth thenight into day, he takes away the darkand clofe co-. mutavitnotum versof their fins, and makes them as manifefias the light Now, Luc , ttte. as the Apofile faith'(Eph. 5. i 3.) That which maketh manifefí, qua rove- is light ; If God werenot light, he could not bring to light the tanturomniain hidden things of.darknefs, nor mansfeft theeaunfels ofr e heart. ludicioejus.ld. Thirdly thus, Therefore he knoweth their works, and when the night is turned, he deftroyeth them ; that is, theyare defiroyed and perifh as loon andas eafily as the day takes placeof thenight ; or as foonas the night is turned into day, fo foon cloth the Lordde- firoy them, he canquickly make anendof them, hecan defiroy themwith the morning light. We render, and I judge that befi, Heoverturneth them(their perlons) in the night ; and fo Elihu points at the feafon, or time,. of Gods breaking and overthrowing them, he doth it in thenight, Wemay take it firiéllyr-as in the cafe of Pharaoh and the Egy- ptians, (E.t.d. T 2.'29.) as alto in that of Belfhaz,zer, (-Dan. 5. 3o.) or, in the night, that is, fuddenly, unexpecïedly ; Though a man be defiroyed in the day,yet if it be done fuddenly, he look- ing for fuck matter,we may fay it was done in the night ; be- caufe then menare moil fecure : This way of expreffing an un- lookt for evil,the coming of in the night,was opened at the twen- tieth verle, therefore I (hall not thy upon ir,Heoverturneth then i7i the night; So that they are deftroyed. Elihrr faid before He (hall break in pieces mighty men ; Here he faith, they aredeflroyed ; that is, they fhall bebrokento purpofe, or
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