Chap. 3. An Expofition upon the Bookof J O B. Verf. 9.` 383 abfn-.e ce ofthe Sun,yet there is fome light by the pretence and fhi- ning of the fiats And it is a greater comfort in the night, to re- member, that though now I have no light but from a glimmering liar,-yet fhortly the light of the glorious Sun will-fhineupon me. But inhow dark a condition is the night, when the Sun is gone, and`the fiars too ; when the liars are clouded from finning, and the Sun flayed-from riling. This job wifhes as the Rate of thatnight, Let theftars thereofbe dark, yea,let it have no hope to fee the Sun, that is, letit be an everlafl:ingnight. Let theftarsofthe twi-light there,,fbe dark; ] By twi-light we are tounderftand the beginningof the night, or the evening when the liars firft appear; the word tignifieth both twi-lights,the twi -light atii3 of the evening, and the twi-light of the morning. The liars of the Crepufculumejl' twi-light, are thofe refplendent liars(fo much obferved by Afro- tm quán ni- nomers, and obfervableby the vulgar)which thine in the ,evening nano: and the morning. When lobwould have thefe Stars'of the twi-light to-be dark, Heat once takes away a three-fold benefit from thenight. Firft, thefe fiats are a great ornament to the 'Night ; What a glorious fpedacleis it, to fee the Canopy of Heaven befpangled with.the liars, as a garment let with Studs or Oes of Gold ? Secondly, the - ttarsare a great delight and comfort in the night.Thirdly,the liars are for direction, and as guides in thenight. Hence Sea-men and and travellers mournwhen they cannot fee the liars. The fiats are the Mariners guide in the night:while his hand is upon the Helm, his eye is toward Heaven, and in the Heavens his eye is upon the fight & motion of the fiars.The woful condition of thofe Sea-men ina form is thus e oprefi, Ails 27.20.Nowwhenfor many days nei- ther Sun nor,Star had appeared. When Sea-men feel aform in.the night, and cannot fee a far in the.níght, their cafe is almofi de- fperate : though the light ofa fkar be little, yet the benefit is very great. Let it lookfor light, but have none. The Hebrew is, Let it look for light, andnone, which is an ufual Illeipfs, wefuppofe the word [have,: Let it lookfor light, andhave none. Let it lookfor light. 3 He putteth that in to, aggravate the for- rowofthat night. I would have this night expel the light, let it wait and look for it earnefily, but let it have none ; let it be full of hopes, but-empty ofenjoyments. Let that night know no fuccef= lion ofaday ; Whereas ufually theSun goes and returns, it Pets and rifes-
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