An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Secondly, In that Elihu saith, He commandeth it not to shine,

Secondly, In that Elihu saith, He c•mmandeth it not to shine,

Note; The Lord hath a sovereign power over all creatures;

Note; The Lord hath a soveraign power over all creatures;

He sends forth his commanding word, not only to Angels and Men, but to Beasts, yea, to inanimates, he sends out his orders and edicts to the Clouds of the Air, to the Light of the Sun, to things without life, and they submit presently and obey; he speaketh to the light as if it were a •ea•onable creature, he commandeth it not to shine, and it shineth not. The hosts of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth are at the dispose of God; the w••le course of nature moves and stands still at his word and pleasure. The Sun stood still in the days of Joshua at his command; and by the same command, the Sun wen• backward in the days of Hezekiah; and 'tis by his command that the Sun withdraws its light, and is muffled up with Clouds at any time. He commandeth it not to shine.

He sends forth his commanding word, not only to Angels and Men, but to Beasts, yea, to inanimates, he sends out his orders and edicts to the Clouds of the Air, to the Light of the Sun, to things without life, and they submit presently and obey; he speaketh to the light as if it were a •eaonable creature, he commandeth it not to shine, and it shineth not. The hosts of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth are at the dipose of God; the wle course of nature moves and stands still at his word and pleaure. The Sun stood still in the dayes of Jshua at his command; and by the same command, the Sun wen backward in the days of Hezekiah; and 'tis by his command that the Sun withdraws its light, and is muffled up with Clouds at any time. He commandeth it not to shine.