420 Verf. 32. e/41n Expa Lion upon the Loop of J© B. Chap. 36. his countenance, which is the nsofl bleffed light of all, even that light bath many à Cloud. The clouds of our fins caufe the Lord to çoud his face with anger and difpleafure, and hinder the light of his favour and loving-kindnefs from ihinirg upon our fouls. Secondly, In that Elliott faith, He ccmmandeth it not to jhine, Note The Lordbath afoveraogn paver over all creatures; He fends forth his commanding word, not only to Angels and Men, but toBeafls, yea, to "inantrnates, he fends out his orders and , to the Cloudsof the Air, CO the Light of the Sun, to things without life,and they fubmit prefently and obey ; he ipeak- eth to the light as if it were a reatcnable creature , he command- eth it not to thine, and it fhineth nor. The hogs ofheaven and the inhabitants of the earth areat the difpofe of God; the whole courfe of nature moves and Rands Bill at his word andpleafure: The Sun (food fill in the dayes of 3ofhua at hiscommand ; and by the fame command, the Sun wen: backward in the days of He- xe%rah ; and 'cis by his command that the Sun withdraws its light, and is muffled up withClouds atany time. He commandeth it not topine.. Take there Inferences from it. FirR, Then, what cannot God do ? He that commands the light not to íhine, and it fhinethnot; Is any thing too hard for him? who but Godcan flop theSun from fhining? If all the Princesand Potentates of this world fhould joyn their forces, their counfels together, and fend a prohibition to theSun, to flay its light, and forbear its fhining one moment, they were not able to do it yet if the Lord do but fpeak the word, the Sun Coineth not ; he cangive it a prohibition, and fuperfede the going forth of its light to us : yea, he bath power enough,not only to cover the Sun with Clouds, but to turn it into a Cloud ,and to blot it out of the heavens. Secondly, learn hence, In what dependaance we are upon Godfor every thing. God can keep the light from us every day if be plea feth, and wrap us up in perpetual darkners, as he plagued the Land of Egypt with thickdarknefs for three dayes together. 'Tis arse, the Sun rifeth and goethdown in a natural courfe, yet Rill
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