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

he shows what convulsions and divisions of spirit, the visions of the eye would bring upon them. In the morning thou shalt say, would God it were Even, and at Even thou shalt say would God it were morning, for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. The fear of the heart and the sight of the eye are nearly joined. The sight of the eye caused the fear of the heart, and both were as concauses of those distracting thoughts and wishes of hastening the morning to the evening, and again suddenly reducing back the evening to the morning. Unless sorrow be hid from the eyes, it can hardly be kept from the heart. It is an usual custom if a man be but let blood, to bid him turn away his head if he be faint-hearted, for the sight of his blood will make his heart faint; And so from more ghastly spectacles, men commonly turn away their faces, &c. Which is to hide sorrow from their eyes. It follows, Why died I not from the womb? why did not I give up the ghost when I came out of the belly? why did the knees prevent me, &c.

he shewes what convulsions and divisions of spirit, the visions of the eye would bring upon them. In the morning thou shalt say, would God it were Even, and at Even thou shalt say would God it were morning, for the feare of thine heart wherewith thou shalt feare, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. The feare of the heart and the sight of the eye are neerely joyned. The sight of the eye caused the feare of the heart, and both were as concauses of those distracting thoughts and wishes of hastening the morning to the evening, and againe suddenly reducing back the evening to the morning. Unlesse sorrow be hid from the eyes, it can hardly be kept from the heart. It is an usuall custome if a man be but let blood, to bid him turne away his head if he be faint-hearted, for the sight of his blood will make his heart faint; And so from more gastly spectacles, men commonly turne away their faces, &c. Which is to hide sorrow from their eyes. It followes, Why died I not from the wombe? why did not I give up the ghost when I came out of the belly? why did the knees prevent me, &c.

These two verses contain a further aggravation of the former reason by three other steps. Before he spake against his conception and his birth, now, Why died I not from the womb? As if he had said, though I were conceived, and secondly though I were borne, yet why did not I make my cradle, my grave, or my first