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…

and the lot and divisions which we have of ⟨p. 213⟩the earth, are naturally and usually good or bad, rich or barren, pleasant or unpleasant, healthy or unwholesome, according as the aspects of the heaven and stars, are more or less benign, or favourable unto them. Moses (Deut. 29.26.) reproves the ingratitude of the Jews by this argument, Because they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given to them. So we translate. But the letter of the Hebrew gives it thus; who had not given to them, or divided among them any portion. As if Moses had said, The Lord divided and gave the heavens and the stars among you, and these base dunghill-gods never gave you so much as a clod of earth, and will ye depart from Jehovah to serve them?

and the lot and divisions which we have of ⟨p. 213⟩the earth, are naturally and usually good or bad, rich or barren, pleasant or unpleasant, healthy or unwholsome, according as the aspects of the heaven and stars, are more or lesse benigne, or favourable unto them. Moses (Deut. 29.26.) reproves the ingratitude of the Jews by this argument, Because they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given to them. So we translate. But the letter of the Hebrew gives it thus; who had not given to them, or divided among them any portion. As if Moses had said, The Lord divided and gave the heavens and the stars among you, and these base dunghill-gods never gave you so much as a clod of earth, and will ye depart from Jehovah to serve them?

Secondly, Observe, God knoweth the number, the names and the nature of all the stars.