266 Chap. 5. An Expóbtion upon the Book of I Q B. Vert. a a: 19.) it is raid of Solo,ón,that he built him a magnificent Throne or Chair of State, which had an afc_nt of fix ftepsto it, hefate on high. And the Prophet Ifaiab (Chap. 6. ver. .) defcribes the Lord in the fame manner,(itting in (late, Ifare the Lord(faith he) fitting upon a throne, highand liftedup. The pride and arrogancy of. the AJJ"yrian is thus expre[t (Ifs. 14. 13 <) He bathfailin his heart, I will exalt my Throne, above the Stars, I willfit alfoupon the Mount of the Congregation. So that to fit on high, is as much a to be preferred or advanced,w-hètherwe refpe&.honour or riches dignityor authority. To fet on high tbefe that be low, The word may note eitherthole, that are low in their own eyes-. or thole that are made low by others, afdive or pave lownefs. Grace in our own hearts, caufes the former lownefs, and finful op. prellion from the hand of others, caufes the latter. The former are humble, the latter are humbled; The Lord lets both thefe on high. And -`(9" 7hofe which mourn] The Hebrew word Lignifies tobe black, 03).urut. ob dark, or obfcured. And the reafon why that word is borrowed Jcurítar,tucepri to note mourningor furrow,, is, becaufe forrow ceufeth blacknefs unto fat, ? gruit,i,e lyre, or darknefs ofhabit or countenance; Mourning and- blacknefs ufu- eophoram eon ally go together(7er, +.28) For this caufefhall the earth mourn, trrfiotsa fuit, and the Heavens abovefhall be black . And ufually Mourners go in trifürio a in black, it is thedie and drefs of-Mourners. As white is the nitn ¡ugitjplee colour of joy Let thy garments be alwa es white, faith the dorpain. sir 1 y 9 y g y .latiné, etriri Preacher to him, that is, to eat his bread with joy, Ecclef. 8 8. dicunturlugen Yea the _ very beauty of the face is obfcured, the . light of the t t ` countenance fttadowed or clouded with tears and lorrow. Hence txu9pwxo e'y the Seventy render it, They wbofe faces are fad or fowre, It is ?rt sfli tul the word ufed, Mat. 6. 16. Whenye faff benot as the Hypocrites, ofafad countenance; It implies an affected, ftudied fadnefs, feve- rity, aullerity,glimuefs, ga(tlinefs, unpleafantnefsof countenance, proceeding_, from art , rather than from nature, much lefs from grace, as the words following imply; for they dif- figure, vitiate or difcolour their faces, corrupt or abolith their native complection, fo as it appearsnot,what it is, that: they may , appear, what they are not, Hypocrific can paint theface with black, at rveß or rather worfe thanpride with red and white; and ft ;loth real furrow- fometimes, whether for fin or outward
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