268 Chap. 3o. .4n Expoíition upon the Book! of J o a. Verf.z8. There is yetanother readingof thole words , which I (hall but touch and paffe away. òbferviGracot The Greeke and vulgar Latine tratihtions, fay not as wee, d7 vú'gatum . Iwent mourning without the S,un, but -I went mourning' n'i'heut proïttelf° furyeringer.; a wo--d in'the Hebrew of neere found to that fenfurosem pro which lgnifies the Sun, fgnifie3allo anger or fury. And as to Joie. N'gri efe the matter it idle, wee know'blackneáe proceeds from héate, fo'ent bitio(i 2r(egroet or Blackmoret areborne iu hot climates,; and as black_ qui;raiitunt. nes proceeds from heave; fohate caned) choler or anger. This, mac. or that before mentioned might bethe groundof th 't diverfi ty in the tranflation, which though I approve not , t et the feste is good, and wee may make a pr:-fiiable ure of it ; 74 and loth as he, the truly godly,gce mourning .ro thout fury, re without. wrath: A gods} man doth not rage whet) God sftl cos huh he is not fifl'd with anger becaufe lull of forrow, hee is not like a wild Bull when God puts him into his net, but abides patiently and quietly *under the hand of God, bee entertaines his aftlie'tioes kindly, as the Lord fayd his people fhould or ought, ( Lev.26. ) If then their uncircumcifed heart be humbled, and ¡bey then accept ofthe punifhment of their iniquirie, then will I reinember,my Covenant with7acob. The Lord lookes wee fbould accept our Challifement, not except r gait& it. much MT be in a fume or rage, in a florme ofp:ífi:m, or in a fret, whenhis hand is beavieft onus. Nothing is more unleemely then when we are tr iWtied to be difcontented.. Man naturally csr;not beare biowes,but lifts up his thoughts furióúfla agai' If him that (mites him ; But know 'tis dangerous to mingle anger withour forrow, or eo be trou- bled in our felves whenGod is pleated to fend ustrouble-This is a good fence,'butI doe mat ir,fift upon it theother reading be- ing more cleare to the text. I went mourning without the Sun, I flood upandcryed in the Congregation. 7obi troubles put him into various,poftures,of which he could give no good account, He could neither-fir, nor lie, nor (land in quiet. Whenhe flood up, fuddain fits and pangs carne upon him. Heff,od up andcreed. The word cry bath been opened before more then once Hcre 7 b-r c-ying implyes two things. Firtt, Thedift ef;e or his ipirit, and the extreame forrow of hisheart. Aman in diflrefecryes out for one of theft three rea- cons,
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