354 Chap.3. .fn Expofation upon the Book of J O B. Verf4.. an increafing light, in Ifa.3n.26. Moreover the light of the Moon (hall be as the light ofthe Sun, and t(e light of the Sunjhali'befeven fold, as the light offeven dayes, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of hispeople,and healeth the firoke of their wound. We are not to conceive , that there lhall be fuch an increafe of the natural light of the Moon or ofthe Sun , but there (hall be an in create of the comfort of the people of God, which (hall be as if the Moon and the Sunhad in one day the light offeven dayes,as if the Moon had got the light of the Sun, and theSun had got a feven -fold light more then it had before.Andhe who is the chief, the chuced and moll tranfcendent blefling of all , the joy of ail our hearts, Jeftes thrift, iscalled light , he came as light into the world, he id the light of the world, the Sun of Itighteoufnefs. The Creator of all good things found nothing fo good to thew his .owngoodnefs by, as light. Chrift itlight,God is light,andin him there is no darknefs at all. Ifthen we take Jobs fpeech metaphori- cally or improperly,Let not the lightThine uponthat day,it amounts to a higher lots then the former.Truly(faithSolomon)lightiisfweet, and it is apleafant thing to beholdthe Sun; and we may fay, truly all fweetnefs is light , and every pleafant thing is as the Sun s Though the Sun thine upon us,yet ifcomfort be removed from us, we are in darknefs.Such a condition the Prophet (peaks of(Ifa.5o. .a o.) Who is amongyou that feareth the Lord,and obeyeth the voyce of hisfervant,that walketh in darknefr,and loath no light ? No light,is no comfort, none for the outward man , none for the inner man, both being benighted, both deferted. Hence obferve, That it is a greater judgment to have good things removedfrom us, tben to have evil inflietedonus. He fpeaks more aggainll the day, when he faith, Let not the light thine upon it, then when he faith, Let it be darknef.r. The punifhment of lofs is greater then the pa. nifhment of fènfe.He that is deprived ofall good,is by that áf,}+in- vefled with all evils. The moll woful conditionof ungodly men in this life, is exprefl by thepunifhment oflofs, There is nopeace, faithmy God, to the tricked, Ifa.57.2r. That they have trouble is not fo bad, as that they have no peace. And theworfl part ofthat cverlaflingwoe which ungodly men lhalifuffer,is a punifhment of lcfs: `Ibe heat ofthe fre(hall not trouble themfo much, as the want of light : God bath fully refolv'd that their day íhall be dark refs, that himfclf will never regard it from above, nor let the ',call beam of the light ofhis countenance thine upon it Hence the con-
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