264 Chap. 30. An Expofition upon the Bootie of Jo a. Verf.28; Chrift himfelfe , wolf a man of forrow , and acquainted with griefe, (Ifa. 5 3. z, 3. ) He was not only a forrowfuil man, but a twin of forrow, while he was paying the debt ofour fin,and pur- chafing joy for tanners. Therefore wee who are not only finfull nien, but (in a fort) menof fin, snuff not thinke much, if wee, who alto ( through grace) are his members, doe in this agree with our head ; if wee are men of forrow, as hee was, if wee are acquainted dayly with griefe, as he was, ifwee goe mourning as he did, we have no reafon to be offended at it. Our dayes, at bell, are few and evill as7acob fayd ; and at worft, our dayes are but many evills ; And fhould it not make us long for that life whe: ein wee fhaUl forrow no more, nor know what it is to goe mourning anymore When our Garments Mill be alwayes white, as to innocency, they (hall be fo alto as to ioy , and wee (hall not beblackt with forrow , when wee are fully wafht from the blacknes of fin. Iwent mourning without the Sunne. TheSun is expreffed by three words in the Hebrew, whereof the firit fignifies tobe a fervant or publicke minifter of God to the world ; A. fecond fignifies D yneffe, becaufe the Sunne by beate caufeth dryneffe ; A third ( that of the text) fignifies beate, which doth not only dry, but warmeand comfort. sot hie Miî Some read the words thus ; I went mourning out of the Sun ; dicirar a cola- foMr. Broughton, Iwalkedblackout of the Sun. As if he had re, a'ibi voca, fayd, I Cooke no plea/ure to aralke in the Sun; Ihad fo much griefe tar VW a uponmy heart, fo much dal-knife within, that the outward light trir<ilterio was little or nothing to mee when the Sunne fhined, it did not Dru a ff. ccius Ane tú nut to mee the Swine was as a cloud, or but a fbadow, yea t I avoided the Sunne, and foughtfolitary places where to mcurne in private,and weepe out my farrows by my felfealone ; I went mourn- ingout ofthe Sunne. Hence obferve; Thofe creatures which are mofit pleafant in tbemfelves,give us no content ingreatforrowes andafflt5tions. To a foule in bitternes every thing is bitter except Chrift ; and to a darkned foule no Sun (hines bright,but the Sun ofrigh- teoufneffe. Solomon faith ( £cclef. z I.7.) Truly light isTweet, and
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