A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

Darkness in Scripture representeth three things, first,¹ Ignorance, secondly, Sin, thirdly, misery; as light the contrary quality, implieth Knowledge, Holiness, and Happiness, because light discovereth all things. 'Tis put for knowledge, because of all bodily qualities, 'tis most pure and unmixed, therefore 'tis put for holiness, because 'tis wonderfully pleasing and delightful to sense, therefore 'tis put for glory: so contrariwise darkness, which is nothing else but the absence and privation of light, signifieth ignorance, Rom. 2. 19. Sin, 1 Pet. 2. 9, Misery: Psal. 107. 11. Now all these three make way for one another, Ignorance for Sin, and Sin for Misery, the understanding being the great Wheel of the Soul, if it be not right, nothing can be right, Matth. 6. 22. ignorance maketh us stumble upon sin, and by sin we fall into the pit of everlasting darkness.

Darkness in Scripture representeth three things, first,¹ Ignorance, secondly, Sin, thirdly, misery; as light the contrary quality, implyeth Knowledge, Holiness, and Happiness, because light discovereth all things. 'Tis put for knowledge, because of all bodily qualities, 'tis most pure and unmixed, therefore 'tis put for holiness, because 'tis wonderfully pleasing and delightful to sense, therefore 'tis put for glory: so contrarywise darkness, which is nothing else but the absence and privation of light, signifieth ignorance, Rom. 2. 19. Sin, 1 Pet. 2. 9, Misery: Psal. 107. 11. Now all these three make way for one another, Ignorance for Sin, and Sin for Misery, the understanding being the great Wheel of the Soule, if it be not right, nothing can be right,