A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Thus you have the description of many darknesses, and haply have thought your selves in the mist of darkness all this while. Egypt hath been too tedious to you, you ask for Goshen: indeed you have been all this time in the light, that you have looked upon darkness. For darkness could never be seen by it self, but by the light, Eph. 5.13. All things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest, is light. But now, would you see all these black clouds dispersed in a moment? Behold the light that doth it, the true knowledge of Jesus Christ. The Sun doth no sooner show his face, but evanescunt tenebrae, the darkness vanisheth. Caesar did no sooner look upon his enemies, but they were gone; vill, vici. Egypt swarmed with Locusts till the West-wind came, that left not one. Sennacheribs army was innumerable, yet the Angel arose and struck them; and behold, they were all dead corpses, Psal. 68.1. Let God arise, and his enemies be scattered: but shall drive them away like smoke. It is the light of the Gospel that dispels all these shadows. Our air is full of this light: our air, I say; if our hearts be full also, we are blessed for ever!

Thus you have the description of many darknesses, and haply have thought your selves in the mist of darknesse all this while. Aegypt hath beene too tedious to you, you aske for Goshen: indeed you have beene all this time in the light, that you have looked upon darknesse. For darknesse could never be seene by it selfe, but by the light, Eph. 5.13. All things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest, is light. But now, would you see all these blacke clouds dispersed in a moment? Behold the light that doth it, the true knowledge of Iesus Christ. The Sun doth no sooner shew his face, but evanescunt tenebrae, the darknesse vanisheth. Caesar did no sooner looke upon his enemies, but they were gone; vill, vici. Aegypt swarmed with Locusts till the West-wind came, that left not one. Sennacheribs armie was innumerable, yet the Angell arose and struck them; and behold, they were all dead corpses, Psal. 68.1. Let God arise, and his enemies be scattered: but shall drive them away like smoake. It is the light of the Gospell that dispels all these shadowes. Our aire is full of this light: our aire, I say; if our hearts be full also, we are blessed for ever!