An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…

The precious things of heaven, are the influences of the Sun and Moon, under which we are to comprehend the influences of the Stars, these cause or produce the precious things of the earth; that is, Grass, Herbs, with all sorts of Vegetables growing upon the surface of the earth, they produce also the precious things of the ancient mountains, and of the lasting hills; that is, gems or precious stones, gold and silver, together with all sorts of inferior minerals. Now if the Stars, by their influences, yield us all these precious things, have we not much cause to admire both the power of God, who hath implanted those virtues and operations in them, as also his goodness, who hath ordained both those causes, and their products or effects, for the benefit and comfort, yea, for the contentment and delight of man? What is man, that God should be thus mindful of him; that for his sake and use, or for the sweetening of his passage through the Wilderness of this troublesome world, he should impregnate the earth by the sweet influences of heaven? It hath been said; Let him look to the Stars of heaven, who denies the God of heaven; and doubtless he will not only not deny, but not so much as doubt that there is a God in heaven, who duly considers the pure nature, and the irresistible operations of the Stars of heaven? Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades?

The precious things of heaven, are the influences of the Sun and Moon, under which we are to comprehend the influences of the Stars, these cause or produce the precious things of the earth; that is, Grass, Hearbs, with all sorts of Vegetables growing upon the surface of the earth, they produce also the precious things of the ancient mountains, and of the lasting hills; that is, gems or precious stones, gold and silver, together with all sorts of inferiour minerals. Now if the Stars, by their influences, yield us all these precious things, have we not much cause to admire both the power of God, who hath implanted those vertues and opperations in them, as also his goodness, who hath ordained both those causes, and their products or effects, for the benefit and comfort, yea, for the contentment and delight of man? What is man, that God should be thus mindful of him; that for his sake and use, or for the sweetning of his passage through the Wilderness of this troublesome world, he should impregnate the earth by the sweet influences of heaven? It hath been said; Let him look to the Stars of heaven, who denies the God of heaven; and doubtless he will not only not deny, but not so much as doubt that there is a God in heaven, who duely considers the pure nature, and the irresistible operations of the Stars of heaven? Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades?