362 Chap. 23. 4» Expofrion upsn the Book cf 10B Vert. 9 ward) backward ie W ,ward. I he Wefterne parts of the world are called the back, parti ofthe world ; not as Ionic (grog:fly e- nough) give the reafon, becau!e the well parts of the world are the worft psrtá ofthe world, or were fit c.;nelÿ to be call behind the back and be forgotten, as a more igm'b:e pars of the world; bit bccaufe according to the pofition of a man looking toward the Sun riling which is Eaftward, the Well is backward, or upon his Backe. .e 1,d backward, bat 1cannot perceive, or (as the Original word flric°tlq beares) eenderfiand him; That is, I cannot find any mark or print of Gods fpeci ill prefnce with me there. God is as much hiddenor fecrers himfelfe from me as much in the Weft, as in the E Lfl, both hereand theremy purfuits after him are fruitlefle. Ige backward, bast I cannor perceive him, nor doe I yet give over my enquiry ; For as it followes ; Verf. 9. Igoe on theleft band,wherebe.doth werke, halt Icannet behold bino. There words are defcription ßf the Northerne part of the world, for that is on the left band, (as was laid) according w the mefl natural! poliition ofmans body. And headdeth, where he loth nrorke; which addition gives a peculiarcharataer ordefcrip- Lion of the place, and is varoufly tranllated. s?'ando opera Firft, On the left hand ahen he dot', werke. Secondly, On tke «'' Fa g' left ha-,d in hieworks, or working t t hrdit, On the left band while facicndo fern. Pagn.ip, be woreth; we render, On the left hand where he doth werke, or Darn operarrr. where he doth bid werke. Here a quefiion is railed, why is this de- Va.abl. fcription givenof the left hand, or ofthe Northerne part of the Vbi jacir epcu world ? doth not God worke on the right hand, or in the South ,loom lfidcr: as well as on the left hand, or in the North. I anfwer ; Though God worketh all the world over, yet God worketh in Tome parts of the world in a more eminent manner. Godworketh fo in tome places, as if he did work no whereelfe; All placesare the workeof God by Creation, and God worketh in all places by his providence. The works ofcreationwould run to ruine, ifGod did not fuftaine, and as it were keep them in re- paration by the workes ofprovidence, yet as God worketh in Come men, and by fume men, more then in, and by others, fome ptrfons
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