778 Chap. 26. ilnExpofition upon the Bookof JOB Verf. to. tall out ofbir MM. 19 waters ied afod over the woman(chat is,ftir- red up many troubles) that be might carafe her to be carryed away (that is, utterly ruin'd) of theflood. The earth helped the ,roman (feiththe tegr) that is (as is conceaved)God madeearthly men, by the ufe ofearthly means,and for the attaining ofearthly ends, as a bound to flop thole waters,oras a guile to swallow op thofe waters which fhould hive fwallowed up the Church. All theft things Both he, and we may be fully allured he can do all thefe things,and many tnore,who bathcampaffed the waters with bounds yea we may be r ffured that he will continue to them, becaufe as he bath, fo he will comp.2fe the water, with b.:tsnd5, Vnti(l the day and night come to an end, or as our Marginal reading bath it, tonsil the end rflight with darkerffe. This fait claufe of the verge is a proverbial) fpeech, fignifying perpetuity; or that inch a thing either (haltnot be at all,or (hall be as long as the world lafteth. But (hill day and night,light and darknes end when the world or this frame or conftitution of things endeth?Will there not be day and light, or aneternal day of light in the heavenly Glory? is not that called, Ass inheritance among the Saints' in light? (Col. i. ta.) And will there not be night and darkneffe, oran sternal night ofdarknefs in hellifh mifery? is not that called ut- ter darkneffe ? How then is it Paid here that day goodnight Thad some to an end r 1 atfwer. Thoughafter the end ofthis world there (hall be both day and night, light and darkneffe;yet there (hall be no vi- cifficude of day and night,as there is in this prefent world.and as 'cis promifed there (hall be to theendof thisworld,(gen.8.22 :) While the earth remaineth,feeof timeand barveA andcoldand beat and fummer and winter andday andnight fha l not ceafe.Thefe are called the Ordinances of the day and of thenight.,&,the ftability of theta is made the fhadowof that fibiliry ofGod to his gracious promise, that the feed of I/raelfhouldnot ceafefrom being a nation . before himfor ever(Jet.3 1,3 5,36.)1h this world, light and dark- nefs day and night are coming and going, departing and return- ing continually; And in this fence day and night (hall come to an end, at the worlds end.7ob fpeaks ofday and night incourfe and fjceeflon,not of day and night in being or conftitution, whenhe faith,
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