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

First, Its original, or the way of its production. The Apostle treating about spiritual light, tells us whence the natural light came (2 Cor. 4.6.) God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, &c. Light came, as it were, out of the womb of darkness. Now that, out of darkness, black darkness, such a beautiful child, such a goodly creature as light should be brought forth, is it not marvellous? Yet thus it was, God commanded light to shine out of darkness. The History of the Creation reports, There was nothing but darkness upon the face of the earth, when the Lord said, Let there be light. Darkness is totally contrary to ⟨p. 120⟩light, 'tis the privation of light: Now, that the habit should come forth out of the privation, light out of darkness, or life out of death, joy out of sorrow, peace out of trouble, these are the wonderful works of God. And we may comfortably meditate upon this, when we want any kind of light: Whence did the Lord bring light at first? even out of darkness; therefore let us not think any darkness of trouble, a le•t to the Lords production of light. When we are in spiritual darkness (the state of nature is a state of darkness) that doth not hinder; the Lo•d can easily bring the light of the new creature out of it: and when we are in the darkness of any trouble, though it be thick darkness, darkness (as Job spake, chap. 10.22.) like darkness it self, and where the light is as darkness; yet this doth not hinder, the Lord can bring light out of it. There's the first wonder, the Lord brought light out of darkness.

First, Its original, or the way of its production. The Apostle treating about spiritual light, tells us whence the natural light came (2 Cor. 4.6.) God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, &c. Light came, as it were, out of the womb of darkness. Now that, out of darkness, black darkness, such a beautiful child, such a goodly creature as light should be brought forth, is it not marvellous? Yet thus it was, God commanded light to shine out of darkness. The History of the Creation reports, There was nothing but darkness upon the face of the earth, when the Lord said, Let there be light. Darkness is totally contrary to