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

Thirdly, According to vulgar understanding we may answer these questions, Where is the way where light dwelleth, &c. Plainly thus, Light dwelleth in the Sun, there light abides, and from thence shines to us. The Sun is the Vessel or Store-house of light, the Luminary of the World by day, as the Moon and Stars are by nigh•. And as for darkness, that takes its place every where, as soon as the Sun leaves any place. As often as the Sun continuing his circular progress, visits the other Hemisphere, da•kness takes possession of this. Light and darkness take their turns; the one always going off, when and where the other enters upon the stage of the world.

Thirdly, According to vulgar understanding we may answer these questions, Where is the way where light dwelleth, &c. Plainly thus, Light dwelleth in the Sun, there light abides, and from thence shines to us. The Sun is the Vessel or Store-house of light, the Luminary of the World by day, as the Moon and Stars are by nigh•. And as for darkness, that takes its place every where, as soon as the Sun leaves any place. As often as the Sun continuing his circular progress, visits the other Hemisphere, da•kness takes possession of this. Light and darkness take their turns; the one alwayes going off, when and where the other enters upon the stage of the world.

Now though Philosophers, with our own experience, tell us, that the reason of this, is, the access and recess of the Sun; yet it is unknown to us, how God hath thus tempered the course of nature, that day and night should not be always alike in any part of the World, but vary in both the Hemispheres, and that in the same Hemisphere there should be such a settled inequality in the length of the nights and days. This dependeth wholly upon the will of God, who thus stated the motions of the heavenly bodies from the very beginning.

Now though Philosophers, with our own experience, tell us, that the reason of this, is, the access and recess of the Sun; yet it is unknown to us, how God hath thus tempered the course of nature, that day and night should not be alwayes alike in any part of the World, but vary in both the Hemispheres, and that in the same Hemisphere there should be such a setled inequality in the length of the nights and days. This dependeth wholly upon the will of God, who thus stated the motions of the heavenly bodies from the very beginning.