578 Chap.2o. AnExpofition upon the Booke of J OB. Verf. 26. andaft terrible, but God onelycan fend out Terrours. Ter- ratrs are upon him. Verf. 26. eAll darkneffefhall be hid in hisfete[ place. All darkneffe] Imports darkneffe ofall forts, and of all de- grees. All darkneffe , is whatfoever can be calleddarkneffe. Or all darkneffe, is perfect darkneffe, pure darkneffe, darkneffe without the leaf[ mixtureofany light ; Darkneffe which hath nothing but darkneffe in it. God is all light, Therefore the Apofile faith, He it light, and in him is nodarknef feat all. There is not the leaft tinctureofdarkneffe in him. The portion ofthis man is all darkneffe, and no light, no comfort at all, wholly darkneffe. So the word (Col) is ufed (Ecclef 12. 13. ) Feare God, and keep bis commandements, for this is ( Col ha Adam)All man, that is, the whole dutie ofman. Thus here, All darkneffe (hall be upon him. Wemay diftinguifh this darkneffe, into out_ ward, or inward darkneffe ; fpirtuall or corporali darkneffe. I have upon other paffages fpoken ofboth : therefore I forbcare here. All darkneffe(hall Be hid inhis ferretplace. Trouble (hall lie dole like a theefe to furprife him ; As men hide themfelves in darkneffe, fo this mans darkneffe fhall be hid. Both words fignifie to hide. or to lay a thing up. We may in- terpretit firti oftrouble upon the fpirit ofthe wicked man. The minde and confcience are fecret places ; Now as themindand confcience of the wicked man is defiled ( Tit. I. is.) as well as his hand and tongue,fo his minde andconfcience fhall be dark- red, there (hall be nothing but darkneffe there. Secondly, Whereas he Paid before, The wickedman fhallflee and he that flees, betakeshimfelfe to fame fec ret place ( hiding kuacunq!qua- paces are fecret places) Some therefore interpret it thus;He ¡halt ,fern larebras, flee to fore hole,or thicket in his retiremenr;but when he comes ure Pat" t ru ifo- thither, all darkneffe(hall be hid there, that is he (hall findena munem a dei fafety in thole places to which he flees for refuge. When he drrio idribil flees from affli&ion, he ¡hall finde affliction. The place whither ei proderit utìq} he goeth for refre(hing, (hall be filled with forrowes. And the ei abditæ erupt houle of his expected freedome from trouble , will be but a aeuebraeatami- fiore.houfe oftrouble, ctr his houle ofbondage. He that is him- ?a:um,. Mercy 9 fell
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