Chap. IS. E'xpolition upon the BoofZ, of J o B. Verf. i T. on every fide, fo that the Creature can yeeld him no poilible reliefe or remedy, yet the way upward is open, and he can fend to heaven for help and comfort, when the earth fhewes him no- thing but terrour on every fide. When he walks in muchdark- neffe of fpirit, and fees no light, even then the Prophet caun- fels him, to traft in the name of the Lord, andflay up,n his rod, (Ifa. 5o. io.) And though God feeme to cloud his face, and cloath himfelfewith thunder against him, though he fem to for- bid his truft, and tobeat him off when he Hayes upon him, yet he can plead intereft, when he bath no evidence,and flicks to the Co- venant of his God, when hè hath no encouragement fromGod. Saints had rather truft and flay upon an angry god, then a pleafed creature.And hence the Apoftle when he (peaks of the foreft temp- tations which befall the Saints, yet affares them (t Car. to. 13.) That as there had no temptation tak'n them,but what- was common to man, fo,that qodwasfaitbfull,andwould not Ii: ffer them to be temp- ted above what they were able, but wouldwith the temptation alb maki a way to efcape, that they might be able to bear it. Here is a comfortable word; though youhave terrours on every fide, yet you (hall efcape ; you (hall have ftrength to bear it,while itis up- on you,and you (hall not alwayes bear it : God can and will make a way for his efcape ; onely a wicked man is fo compaffed about, and made afraid with terrors on everyfide,that he (hall not efcape; though, as it followes in the laft words ofthe Verfe; They ,Mall drive him to his feete. There are different readingsofthis claufe. Firft, Thus ; Hisfeete Jhall breake him, or he fhall fumble fo hard ( through his feare) again{] the ground that he Chat] fall, and his feete (by reafon ofhis fall ). {hall break him. As if he had faid, when he affayeth to flee away from terrours, he (hall break himfelfe by falling, not deliver himfelfe by fleeing. Secondly, Mr. Broughton renders; They /ball preffe hireat his feet; That is, where ever he goes terrours fhall preffe him : As ifhe had laid ; If this man who hath terrours round about, and on every fide, fhould at any time make an efcape, and breake thorough them ; yet terrours fhall prefe him at hisfeet ; where-ever he goes, terrour will f_glow and over-take him. To prefre a man at hisfeete, as,_to tread upona mans heeles; may K z be Cnafringtnt e- um Pedes,f.i: utpedióufin teram aliida- tur d9' prnf;er- naar.
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