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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…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Henry Overton, 1647
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Verse 7. Which commandeth the Sun, and it riseth not, and sealeth up the stars.
Verse 7. Which commandeth the Sunne, and it riseth not, and sealeth up the stars.
And the instance which he makes in the heaven, stands (as heaven doth to earth) in a direct line of opposition to that which he gave about the earth. The earth in all the parts of it, is a settled, fixed body,1 and therefore the power of God is clearly seen in causing it to move: but, the Sun is a moveable body, a creature in continual motion; and therefore the power of God is clearly seen in checking and stopping the motion of it. It calls for as strong a hand to make the Sun stand still, as to shake and remove the earth. The staying of that which naturally cannot but move, ⟨p. 189⟩and the moving of that which naturally cannot but stand still, require a like power: and that which stands as the earth doth, or moves as the Sun doth, requires an Almighty power to move or stay it.
And the instance which he makes in the heaven, stands (as heaven doth to earth) in a direct line of opposition to that which he gave about the earth. The earth in all the parts of it, is a setled, fixed body,1 and therefore the power of God is clearly seen in causing it to move: but, the Sunne is a moveable body, a creature in continuall motion; and therefore the power of God is clearly seen in checking and stopping the motion of it. It cals for as strong a hand to make the Sunne stand still, as to shake and remove the earth. The staying of that which naturally cannot but move,