Chap. 26. An Expofstton upon the Book of J OB. Verf.8 765 a cloud, or covering himfelfe with clouds (P/al. 18. a a. ) He made darknes bus ¡wet place : his pavilion roundabout kim,were darltewaters, and thicket:44s of the 14es A- d againe, it is no fooner laid Mal. 97. i.) The Lord reiineth, but in the very next verle it is laid, Clouds and dsrk.ufs :.re round a4rut biros : righteoufnes and rsdgeaaent are the habitarisnofhis thrca,oe; that is, his adminiftrations are alwayes full ofrighteoufr.efs, though feldotne full ofclearn_fs, they are alwayes cloathed with equity, though ufually cloathed with obscurity. His way and his dwet- ling.is in the clouds ; and therefore allo the clouds are biu. He bindeth up the waters in his thickclouds.Some Philafophers hold that rte cloud doth not fo. much hold the warer,as is watcr,and that the cloud is diffolved into water when it raineth . others thatthe clouds hold water like a fpunga, which being preffed, yeelds it out againe But,74s Philofophy lifts up the glory of God molt, which maketh [becloud as a veffel or garment, irt which the waters are boo::d, and yet fee the wonder., Thecloud is n. t r.nt under them. The waters being of a mighty bulke and weight. might eafily t = direidir break their way through the clouds,did not Godboth bind and 4ir, fecu t ina ballance them (as elihu fprakes, Chap. 37. 16.) Dofi thou k.n:w dual partes, tt- the balllancing of She cl0udsi To his ballaocing to his binding we far^a ttrdegtta.. 2 is vrode'tarup rnuft afcribe the not renting of the cloud. As binding in the forever tìone aat fegrn' claute, noted anaft ofpower and force in God ; fo this word one reran) renting, uoteth a power and force the inwater. It is faid(p1.78. ante bac aka., a 3.) God rent or divided the Sea, that his people might paffe rentham. through ; And this word is ufed (a Chren. a t , a 8.) concerning chore mighty men who fetchedDavid water from the wel of Bethle.m; And the three breakthrough the loft cf. the Pmiirfiiner. And thus would the waters Naturally break through the clouds, but they are forbidden ; The cloud is not rent under all that weight, for God holds it together, and makes it as firme as braffe. Hence obferve. It if an eminent a wonderful! a/iofdivine power by which the waters are contained and /bayed within the clouds. Themighty power ofGod is fees) in keeping the waterrofthe Sea
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