He ſpeaks either, 1. Of that which God'cari do; ar rather /as he doth in the foregoing and following Inſtances. )z. Ofwhat God aftually doth, and thateither, 1. Ordinarily; and ſo he gives Laws to the Sun that ir ſhall not riſe, butar ſuch times; and ro ſuch pa- ces, and in ſuch manner as he hath appointed ; as that ir ſhall riſe conſtantly at its ſet time, and never diſorderly ; that it ſhall nor riſe for diverſe Moneths together in ſome parts of the World, &74 Or rather, 2. Extraosdinarily, (. for of ſuch} Works of God he #1:
4E; courſerh
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ſhout ing for joy.
+ Heb,
T Heb.ſh, J |
no; be.
*Pal.
143: 2 || Or,before
God.
*Ch.36;9, |
courſeth in thisplac2 ) and ſo it may noteeſther ſome ſtop given to the Sun for a ſmall ſeaſon, like that in Bens time; which might
have been,though it be not recorded,or fame penny tempeſt or dark ſeaſon,wherein the morning is made darkneſs,as the P hraſe is, Amos 4+ 13. Compare 5, 8. wherein the Sun doth not at all appear ( as it was for many days together, As 27. 20. ) and conſequently 3s to thoſe places and perſons,as if he were not riſen. For things in Scripture are off ſaid to be,or not to be,when they appear or diſap- -xr ; of which ſome inſtances have been formerly given,and more we ſhall have hereafter, in their proper places. qi» e. As1t were covereth and ſhurreth them up that they may not ſhine, as in dark and diſmal Tempeſts, like that now m<ntioned, A#r 27: 20. when
neither ſun nor ſlars appeared for many days. 2 * Which alone r ſpreadeth out the heavens s, and
treadeth upon the + waves of the ſea z : r 5.e. By his own ſingle power, withoutany other help. 5s He ſpread them out like @ curtaing Pal: 104: 1, 2. and he in a manner ſpreads them again every day ; #: e: keeps them ſpread for the com- fort and benefit of this lower World, and doth not roll and fold them up, as he will doin due time : See [/# 34: 4- 2 Per: 3; roiRev. 6: 14. Or. beweth down the heavens, as the ſame Hebrew Verb is ren» dred, Pſal: 18: 9. So it is a further deſcription ofa black and tempe- ſtuous ſeaſon, wherein the Heavens ſeem to be brought down and nearer tothe Earth. # 5. e. Repreſſeth and ruleth them when they Tage and are tempeſtuous: for treading upon any thing, © ſignifies in Scripture uſe Power and Dominion over it: as Deut: 33-29. Job 40:12
Pſal.60:12: and 91. 13. Luke 10: 19. , ; :
9 * Which maketh « + Ardurus, Orion, and Pleia-
31,8&. des, and the chambers of the ſouth x. Amos5:8. y Either 1. created them ; or rather, 2. ordereth and diſpoſeth - TFHeb.4h, them, as the word making is ſometimes uſed in Scripture : govern- " Cell and eth their rifing and ſerringy and all their Influences. x Theſe he Cimahe | names as Stars or Conſtellations of greateſt note and eminency: for ſs they are both in Scripture & other Authors,and ſuch as have or are thought to have a ſpecial influence in raiſing Storms and Tempeſts : but under them he ſeems to comprehend all the Stars, which as they were created by Wod,ſoare under his Government, ArFurns isa Northern Conſtellation, near that called the Bear, which Tiſerh rous about the beginning of Seprember,and by its riſing produ- cerh )as P/my affirms) horrid Storms and Tempeſts. Orion is a more Southerly Conſtellation, that ariſeth ro us in December,and is noted by Aſtronomers for raiſing fearful Winds and Tempeſts both by Seaand Land. The Pleiades is a Conſteliation not far from Orion, and near that called the Bull, which we call the Sever Stars; To us it - Tiſeth at thebeginning of the Spring, and by irs riſing cauſeth Rains and Tempeſts, and therefore is unwelcome to Mariners at Sex, By the chambers, ' (or inmoſt and ſecret chambers, as the word ſignifies ) of the South, he ſeems to underſtanJ thoſe Stars and Con- ſtellations which are toward the Southern Pole, which are fitly called inward chambers, becauſe they are for the moſt part hid and ſhatup ( as Chambers commonly are ) from theſe parts of the World, and do-not rife or appear to usti]l the beginning of Sum- mer,when they alſo raiſe Southerly Winds and Tempeſts, as Aſtro-
nom?rs obſerve.
rxoWhich doth great things paſt finding out, yea and
wonders without number y.
y Which words were produced by Eliphaz, Chap:5:9:(where they are explained ) and are here repeated by Job, to ſhew his agreemear with him therein.
1x Lo, he goeth& by mea,and I ſee him not 5, he paſ-
ſeth on alſoc, but | perceive him not. = 7;e;He worketh by his Providence in ways of Mercy or Judg- ment. a Or, beſides, or before me, in my Preſence 6b Iſee the Ef. Fe&s bur I cannot underſtand the Cauſes or Grounds of his Actions for they are incomprehenſible by me, or by any other men: for though he ſpeaks only in his own perſon,vet he means it of all men; that ſuch is the weakneſs of mens Underſtandings,that they cannot ſearch our Gods Counſels and Ways : Sze As 17: 27: Rem: 11: 337 e He goeth from place to place, from one ation to another : He *Ih.45.9: ſpeaks of God after the manner of men, Jer18:6. © 12 * Behold, he taketh away d, | who can hinder
Rom.9.20 him : who will ſay unto him, What doeſt thou e?
*Heb: who QIf he determine to take away from any man his Children or Ser-
eanturn yants, or Eſtate, as he hath done from me. e Who is able to re.
him away- ſtrain him from doing it * Or who dare preſume to reprove him for
Ch: 11.10. jt ?” And therefore far be it from me to quarrel with God, whereof you untruly-accule me.
13 If God will not withdravv his anger f the + proud
helpers g do ſtoopunder him he