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…

Lastly, We may interpret it of any extraordinary tempestuous time, He commandeth the Sun, and it riseth not; that is, he makes such storms and tempests, and causeth such vapours and clouds in the air, that the Sun is muffled up, and is, as if it did not rise. Such a day (he means it of any troubles and afflictions) we have described in the Prophet Joel (Chap. 2.2.) A day of darkness, and of gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the morning upon the mountains. But how is a day of darkness as the morning? &c. The speech intends thus much, that this darkness shall spread it self, as suddenly as the morning light spreads it self upon the mountains, which being highest, are blest and gilded with the first issuing rays of the rising Sun. God is said to command the Sun not to rise, when he veils and masks the face of the Sun with sudden clouds, as if there were no Sun at all but clouds. Paul in his voyage to Rome, was under such a tempest, and the Text saith, That neither Sun nor star for many days appeared (Act. 27.20.) they were as if the Sun had not risen for many days. Such stormy gloomy weather God can make, (Ezek. 32.7.) When I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark, I will cover the Sun with a cloud; that is, I will put a black veil or cloak upon the heavens, that the Sun shall not ⟨p. 192⟩put out any light, when I put them out; when I extinguish thee, I will (for a time) extinguish the Sun also. The constellations of heaven are often expressed sympathizing with the dispensations of God on earth, Isa. 13.10. Joel 2.31. Mat. 24.29. He commandeth or speaketh to the Sun. Observe hence.

Lastly, We may interpret it of any extraordinary tempestuous time, He commandeth the Sunne, and it riseth not; that is, he makes such storms and tempests, and causeth such vapours and clouds in the air, that the Sunne is mufled up, and is, as if it did not rise. Such a day (he means it of any troubles and afflictions) we have described in the Prophet Joel (Chap. 2.2.) A day of darknesse, and of gloominesse, a day of clouds and thick darknesse, as the morning upon the mountains. But how is a day of darknesse as the morning? &c. The speech intends thus much, that this darknesse shall spread it self, as suddenly as the morning light spreads it self upon the mountains, which being highest, are blest and gilded with the first issuing raies of the rising Sunne. God is said to command the Sunne not to rise, when he vails and masks the face of the Sunne with sudden clouds, as if there were no Sunne at all but clouds. Paul in his voiage to Rome, was under such a tempest, and the Text saith, That neither Sunne nor starre for many daies appeared (