Thomas Aquinas

296. And look upwards. Here he sets out the sadness of despair, and first, the expectation of help: look upwards, seeking help from heaven. And they shall look to the earth, to help from earth; above: they shall look towards the land, and behold darkness of tribulation (Isa 5:30). Second, the imminence of danger: and behold trouble, foreseen, and darkness, as to counsel of resistance, weakness, against strengthening, and distress, as to perplexity, and a mist following them, as to persecution: and his kingdom became dark (Rev 16:10). …

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