An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of…

So that the whole sense according to this exposition may be given to you thus, as if Job had said, Let this night be cursed with a grievous curse, even with as black and foul a curse as can be moulded and fashioned in the hearts, or spit out of the mouths of the vilest miscreants, even of such as are so set upon sin, that they hate the light and curse the day which either the Sun makes in the air, or which knowledge makes in their hearts, lest that should stop and hinder them in the acting of sin; yea let such a curse be upon it, is they use to vomit out, who are so set upon mischief, and engaged to their lusts, that they pray in aide from the Devil, to assist and quicken them in their wickedness; that so their natural corruptions being oiled and smoothed with his temptations, their motions to sin, (and indeed to Hell) may be swifter and more violent. These are they that give diligence to make their damnation sure: These are they from whom the kingdom of Hell suffers violence, and these violent ones (rather then not have it) will take it by force. Surely their damnation sleeps not, who (least they should not sin enough) awaken the Devil to show them sinning opportunities. To such as these (according to the interpretation now suggested) Job commits his night to cursing, Let them curse it who curse the day, &c.

So that the whole sense according to this exposition may be given to you thus, as if Iob had said, Let this night be cursed with a grievous curse, even with as black and foule a curse as can be moulded and fashioned in the hearts, or spit out of the mouthes of the vilest miscreants, even of such as are so set upon sin, that they hate the light and curse the day which either the Sun makes in the aire, or which knowledge makes in their hearts, lest that should stop and hinder them in the acting of sin; yea let such a curse be upon it, is they use to vomit out, who are so set upon mischiefe, and engaged to their lusts, that they pray in aide from the Devill, to assist and quicken them in their wickednesse; that so their naturall corruptions being oyled and smoothed with his temptations, their motions to sin, (and indeed to Hell) may be swifter and more violent. These are they that give diligence to make their damnation sure: These are they from whom the kingdome of Hell suffers violence, and these violent ones (rather then not have it) will take it by force. Surely their damnation sleepes not, who (least they should not sin enough) awaken the Devill to shew them sinning opportunities. To such as these (according to the interpretation now suggested) Iob commits his night to cursing, Let them curse it who curse the day, &c.