An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Again, When he saith, Which maketh Arcturus &c. his meaning is, Which makes them appear, or do their office. These stars were made when the heavens were made, and Jobs discourse is not about creation, ⟨p. 211⟩but providence. So that to make Arcturus, &c. in the sense of this Text, is only this, to order the times of their rising and setting, to distinguish the seasons of the year, and to produce their several effects in every season, which providential acts are here especially aimed at. Thus he maketh Arcturus to rise, about the middle of September, which is the time of the Equinox, when the civill day and night are even, and share the hours of the natural day equally between them. Or, as others account, this star rises about eleven days before the Equinox. So, by Arcturus we may understand that season of the year: And he maketh Arcturus, is, he orders and disposeth of the season, commonly called Autumn. Orion shines forth in our Hemisphere, about the month of December, and by that, winter is designed. The Pleiades begin at the spring, therefore called Vergiliae, because they arise (vere) in the spring, and disappear or go down toward winter. The chambers of the South, are fiery stars, which have their chief influence upon us in heat of Summer.

Again, When he saith, Which maketh Arcturus &c. his meaning is, Which makes them appear, or do their office. These stars were made when the heavens were made, and Jobs discourse is not about creation, ⟨p. 211⟩but providence. So that to make Arcturus, &c. in the sense of this Text, is only this, to order the times of their rising and setting, to distinguish the seasons of the year, and to produce their severall effects in every season, which providentiall acts are here especially aimed at. Thus he maketh Arcturus to rise, about the middle of September, which is the time of the Equinox, when the civill day and night are even, and share the hours of the naturall day equally between them. Or, as others account, this star rises about eleven daies before the Equinox. So, by Arcturus we may understand that season of the year: And he maketh Arcturus, is, he orders and disposeth of the season, commonly called Autumn. Orion shines forth in our Hemisphear, about the moneth of December, and by that, winter is designed. The Pleiades begin at the spring, therefore called Vergiliae, because they arise (vere) in the spring, and disappear or go down toward winter. The chambers of the South, are fiery stars, which have their chief influence upon us in heat of Summer.