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

Therefore, they who when God causeth darkness to cover and compass them about, do not acquiesce and rest in his good pleasure, but murmur and are tumultuous; these (I say) do as if they would take upon them to order the course of light and darkness in the world; these do no otherwise, than as if at midnight they should call for day, or at mid-day for night. Discomposed souls are like sick bodies; they who are sick or ill at ease, cannot bear either night or day; in the day they desire night, and in the night day: so it is with them of sickly souls. Such are often heard saying in the morning, Would God it were evening, and in the evening, Would God it were morning: Nothing pleaseth them. Did we acknowledge the hand of God in making it night, we should sit down quietly in our darkest night, as to impatience, even while we are most earnestly praying for the return of morning light. Impatience was in a great measure Jobs failing, though he had a great measure of patience. He made (as we say) an ado in the night of his trouble, as if he would have made it day when God had made it night and darkness with him. O remember, the way of light, and the place of darkness, the bounds and paths of both are in the hand, or at the command of God.

Thirdly, In that the Lord put this among his own great works, and takes it out of the hand of Job, or of any other creature, to order light and darkness,

Note; The work of God in ordering light and darkness is wonderful.