r yao Chap. 2.54 An êxpofitisnupon the Bsokof J O 11. Vers 5 , ofdiftinc`tly, Sanne, Moone, andStarres. Thu: Bildad pleads the excellency ofGod above the molt excellent creatures, how much more above man,who is now calt much behind many of the crea- tures, through the corruptionofhis nature, and is not difparaged by being compared to the meancil of them. Behold, even to the Moone and it fbineth not, and the Starres are not pare in kis fight. HenceObserve. Theglory or beauty of the moliglorietaand beautiful Creatures is noglory,no beauty compared with theglory and beauty ofGod, Bildad inftancing in the moábeautifal Creatures, takes in the beauty ofall the creatures; all which is but a ray, a beam ofhis infinite light, but a drop ofhis infinite Ocean : their glory is but an effeá ofhis, and though the meanefl ofdiem areperfeâ in their flare, yet the heft of them are not perfea in degree. It was fair! anciently : Lookup -,v the heavens they arebeautiful!, lock upon the earth that alfo is be.tutiful,but he that made heaven and earth is infinitely morebeautiful then eithtr of them both, or then both of them. When God had finifhed the work of Creation, it is favd (Cjen. t. 3 0. ) Ind d f tmall that he hadmade, and bekld ìt wasvery good. How then is it laid, that the CMoone fhineth not, and that the Starres are not pure in his fight. I anfwer, FUR as before; al! things which God made were good as creatures, but nothing was good as theCreator. Secondly, I anfwer, the creature is not now fo good as it was when fi It created, the fin of man did not onelypollute and Rain the glory of man, but of the whole creation; and therefore the Apostle faith (Rom 8 îo, 21, 22.) That the crearnrewas made fubj,Ft to vanity, not willingly but by reaf-n of him who bath job- jetted thefame in hope, becanJe the creature it felfal's shall bedoli- vered from the bondage <f corruption, into she glorious liberty of rbe children of God, for we know that the ra olr creation groaneth and trave/letb in paint tofetber until! now From this i lultrious con- text it appears that Gnd for roans fin hath put the whirl creati: on to di1 race and fuffcring,and that oll creatures are fallenfrom the first perfe°tìon by the fall of the fi ft man; The very lights of heavenare madedarks, and the Starres impuret by macs impu. city,
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