30. -An trofirion upo4 rbe Book o Vert. 28. 267 which are exaftly enumerated-by the Apoltie, ( 2 Cor. 7. 11.) and as the forrow of theivorld (that is, forrow either rneerely a- bout worldly matters, or in a'worldly manner ) is followed with that dreadfull Macke (601-, Death ; as the fsme Apoftle faith at the loth verle of that Chapter ; The forrow ef the world m,rketh death. So that forrowwhich a godly man often meets with both in and from the world, may bzefollowed with very grievous and vfib1e effects upon him. Thethurch before fpokeoof, Cant. 1, 5. ) having faycl, / igm like the leAll Kea'ar, that is, ( as bath been expounded ) J. am blacke, prefentiy ( v. 6. ) tells us the caufe of her blacknek LA not Upon mee (that is, either with a defpiling or defpairing eye ) becanre I aM black, becaufe the Sun bath lookedupanmee. What Sun ? The Sun of perfecution and trouble from the malicious world bath looked upon Mee. Perfe- cution fprings not out ache duff, but is darted from above (as the providence ofGod permits ) like the beames, of the Sun. TheChurch was blacke with the fiery beames of that Sun. The virage of the Church in her captivity and famine WAS blacker then acoale, or ( as we put in the Margin ) darker then black'ses ; And the Prophet either confidering that or tome other grievous af- fUtion of the Church, faith of bimfelfe , (7er..8. ) F;r the hurt ofthe daughter cfmy people, am I hoc rt Jam blacke : aft ment bath taken hold on mee. 7cb.was in a famine, comparatively to his former, plenty, and he was in a reall famine and4eP fumption-of all his former comforts ; He had a Sun of ri'f?.- cution looking upon him alfo, bee was perfecuted both by the Devil] and by evil! men , yea his good friends ( though-not in- tentionally ) had a handin it too. And as he had alheheie out- ward troubles, which grieved him not a little, fo he had inward_ trouble, whichgrieved him much mole., and ptiied him at the very heart ; He ensured both the hiding, of Gods face or. fa.,:orir, . from him, and the appearings-of his angry frOwnes ; The angry appearances ofGod, or the arrows ofhis appearing anger Were (hot into his fpirit. And O how blackedid thee hot im;TATeins make him 1 He might fay with truth enough acc,u-dialg to the -tendency of this interpretation, Itaent Incurring, or Hacke,Tn'it15- - et the Sanne. I had fo manyextraordinary Sunres caflieg their fcorching hearties upon 'inc both vifibly and invifibly,dr, t I need not afci ibe the caule of my-pitYfulh .blackties to the ornary Sun. M m z Theez
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