i Chap. 28, An Expofstion' upon the Book of J a B. Verf. g 233 workings, and therefore the darknefs there is a fhadow of 'death. All thefe expreflions laid together, Phew what difficult and dan- gerous work muff t undergon to come at thole ;treafures which are lockt upin the bowels of the Earth. Hefearcheth out all per- f eEbion , the flones ofdarknefs, and the f adow ofdeath, Hence Note , (Nanwill venture through all hardfhipe and ¿angers, to obtain the riches andprecious things ofthe Earth. See how he works and toyles through darknefs, And the tha- dow of death; he will have it, thoughhe dye for it. One of the Hou, quispsi_ Ancients fpeaking of thole llrange adventures for Gold and Silver, mur fuit breaks out into a'vehemenr paillon ; O who was it that r taught `luis qui po man to dig out the Gold and Silver ; which was willing lye bid; ínafatlatere óà thefe are very pretiotas things indeed, but perilous, or they are preci- lentos pretiofa ous perills. M;ny have not only ventured, but loft their lives to periculafodit? gain them. Men are fo let upon the having of riches, that they Soet 1. s, de reftafe no labour nor. danger, but do even offer violence both to Qonföi, nature and themfelves at once. They are not deterred with the depth and datltnefs of the place where thefe things lye, nor will they giveover to fearch thofe treafures which are kept not only in the bobine of the 4arth, but in the very bofome of death it le1f. yob (}ill purfues with admirable elegancy and propriety. of Ian. gunge, his defcription of the unwearied paies and bold adven- tures Of men ro inrich themfelves with the fpoyles of the inno- cent Earth. I (hall give but breif touches for the explication of each particular. Verf. 4, The flood breaketh out from the . inhabitant , even the waters forgotten of the foot, they are dryed up, theyare gone away from men. In this verfe we have an accident very ufual to tho'e who are engaged in works under ground. The flood breaketb out from the inhabitant. The word notes a violent breaking, like the breaking forth of great waters, which are ready to overwhelm and fwai- low up all. There are various conceptions, and accordingly va- rious,tran(lations of this text. Fitt+, Mr. Broughton renders it thus; A fream breaketh from H h h
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