Sermons upon the Book of Job

1 After this, Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day. 2 So Job answered, and said: 3 Let the day perish wherein I was borne, and the night wherein word was brought that a man child was conceived. 4 Let that day be overcast with darkness, and let not God require it from above, and let it have no brightness to give it light. 5 Let darkness and thick shadows overwhelm it, let it be overcovered with clouds, and let the heat of the day burn it up, 9 Possessed be that night with darkness, let it not be reckoned among the days of the year, nor come in the number of the months. 7 Desolate be that night, and let it have no gladness in it. 8 Let them that are wont to curse days, curse that, and they also that fall a mourning. 9 Let the Stars be darkened in it, and let it have no hope of light, neither let the eye lids of the ⟨p. 52⟩morning twilight see it. 10 Because it did not shut the doors of the womb that bare me, too hide these troubles from mine eyes.

1 AFter this, Iob opened his mouth, and curssed his day. 2 So Iob ansvvered, and sayd: 3 Let the day perishe vvherein I vvas borne, and the night vvherein vvoorde vvas brought that a man childe vvas conceyued. 4 Let that day bee ouercast with darkenesse, and let not God require it from aboue, and let it haue no brightnesse to giue it light. 5 Let darkenesse and thicke shadovvs ouervvhelme it, let it bee ouercouered vvith clovvdes, and let the heate of the day burne it vp, 9 Possessed bee that night vvith darkenesse, let it not bee reckened among the dayes of the yeare, nor come in the number of the monethes. 7 Desolate bee that night, and let it haue no gladnesse in it. 8 Let them that are vvoont to curse dayes, curse that, and they also that fall a mourning. 9 Let the Starres be darkened in it, and let it haue no hope of light, neyther let the eye liddes of the ⟨p. 52⟩morning tvvilight see it. 10 Bycause it did not shette the doores of the wombe that bare mee, too hyde these troubles from mine eies.

We must here consider the intent of the holy Ghost, to the end we may apply this whole doctrine too our own use. Hitherto we have seen Jobs patience, and how he submitted himself wholly unto God, yea and that