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

Many can go far, if you give them time; but the light goes very far, even to the ends of the earth (upon the matter) without time; it goes almost in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, it immediately takes hold of the ends of the earth. As soon as the Sun ariseth, light appeareth, day breaks, and with an unconceivable speed illustrates all places within its eye, or which lie open to it. The body of the Sun moves fast, to a wonder, but the beams of the Sun move faster. David (Psal. 139.9.) speaks of the wings of the morning. If I take (saith he) the wings of the morning (that is the morning light) and fl•e to the utmost parts of the earth, even there shall thy hand lead me, &c. The morning light is winged, and moves with incredible swiftness. The Scripture speaks of the morning light, with respect to its sudden motion, as if it were a feathered or winged fowl, spreading its rays as so many feathers or plumes, over all at an instant. Though darkness, thick darkness, hath got possession of the earth in the night, yet no sooner doth the light glimmer above the Horizon, but darkness is suddenly scattered. One would think there should be a great battle, a long contest, between light and darkness, before light could conquer darkness, and get it off the face of the earth; whereas daily experience teacheth us that the morning having once opened its eye-lids, light gets an easy victory, and sheddeth it self abroad every where without control. Darkness is soon dispelled and driven out of the field by light. Darkness cannot stand its ground before the Sun, who is Lord of the day, according to the appointment of God.

Many can go far, if you give them time; but the light goes very far, even to the ends of the earth (upon the matter) without time; it goes almost in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, it immediately takes hold of the ends of the earth. As soon as the Sun ariseth, light appeareth, day breaks, and with an unconceivable speed illustrates all places within its eye, or which lie open to it. The body of the Sun moves fast, to a wonder, but the beams of the Sun move faster. David (Psal. 139.9.) speaks of the wings of the morning. If I take (saith he) the wings of the morning (that is the morning light) and fl•e to the utmost parts of the earth, even there shall thy hand lead me, &c. The morning light is winged, and moves with incredible swiftness. The Scripture speaks of the morning light, with respect to its sudden motion, as if it were a feathered or winged fowl, spreading its rayes as so many feathers or plumes, over all at an instant. Though darkness, thick darkness, hath got possession of the earth in the night, yet no sooner doth the light glimmer above the Horizon, but darkness is suddenly scattered. One would think there should be a great battel, a long contest, between light and darkness, before light could conquer darkness, and get it off the face of the earth; whereas daily experience teacheth us that the morning having once opened its eye-lids, light gets an easie victory, and sheddeth it self abroad every where without controul. Darkness is soon dispelled and driven out of the field by light. Darkness cannot stand its ground before the Sun, who is Lord of the day, according to the appointment of God.