Therefore David says here, Why art thou cast down, and why art thou disquieted within me? It seems then that this was not his ordinary temper, his Pulse did not always beat thus high in this way of Discouragement; but ordinarily he had Peace and ⟨p. 3⟩quiet within. So that I say, There is an inward peace, and quietness of soul, which the Saints and people of God ordinarily are endued withal. Ordinarily they are arrayed in white, so they are brought in. Rev. 7.13.14. verses, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? (at the 13.) They are such as have washed their robes, and made them White in the blood of the Lamb, verse 14. this book of the Revelation, doth attend much unto the Jewish customs, and among the Jews, they had their Mourning, & their Rejoicing garment; the Mourning garment, was a black garment: and therefore when a man is brought in, in a mourning way, he is brought in, in a black garment as ye find in the next Psal. the 43. & the 2. vers. why go ye in mourning? the word [Greek or Hebrew] Signifies Black. Why go ye in Black, because of the oppression of the enemy? So that the mourning garment was the Black garment; the Black garment, was the mourning garment. And the white garment, was the Rejoicing garment; therefore Eccles. 9.8. it is said, let thy garments be always white and, let thy head lack no ointment. Upon which •ccount the nobles amongst the Hebrews were called [Greek or Hebrew] becan• they were clothed with white raiment. Eccles. 110.17. blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, Heb. [Greek or Hebrew] the •on of princes, or of those that are in white. I confess this phrase doth sometimes note the purity and holiness of the person, so Rev. 3.4. Thou hast a few names, even in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy; but ordinarily it notes the joy fullness and comfortableness of our state, so in: Rev. 7. the Saints are brought in, in white, not only because of their purity and cleanness but because of their rejoicing. I say then ordinarily the Saints and people of God go in white, they have a peace, and a rest within. Great peace, have they that love thy law (says the Psalmist) and nothing shall offend them. Rom. 2.10. But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile.
Therefore David saies here, Why art thou cast down, and why art thou disquieted within me? It seems then that this was not his ordinary temper, his Pulse did not alwaies beat thus high in this way of Discouragement; but ordinarily he had Peace and ⟨p. 3⟩quiet within. So that I say, There is an inward peace, and quietness of soul, which the Saints and people of God ordinarily are endued withal. Ordinarily they are arrayed in white, so they are brought in. Rev. 7.13.14. verses, What are these which are arayed in white robes? (at the 13.) They are such as have washed their robes, and made them White in the blood of the Lamb, verse 14. this book of the Revelat•on, doth attend much unto the Jewish customes, and among the Jewes, they had their Mourning, & their Rejoycing garment; the Mourning garment, was a black garment: and therefore when a man is brought in, in a mourning way, he is brought in, in a black garment as ye find in the next Psal. the 43. & the 2. vers. why go ye in mourning? the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Signifies Black. Why goe ye in Black, because of the oppression of the enemy? So that the mourning garmen• was the Black garment; the Black garment, was the mourning garment. And the white garment, was the Reioycing g••ment; therefore Eccles. 9.8. it is said, let thy garments be alwayes white and, let thy h ead lack no oyntment. Upon which •ccount the nobles amongst the Hebrewes were called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 becan• they were clothed with white rayment. Eccles. 110.17. b•essed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, Heb. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 the •on of princes, or of those that are in white. I confess this phrase do•h somtimes note the purity and holiness of the person, so
- 1Martinus de R•a. sing. S. Script. Lib. 2. Cap. 1.
