A brief commentary upon the CIII Psalme with the severall axiomes or doctrines therein conteined [sic], and uses thereupon inferred.

1 Doctrine. The east is farre distant from the west.

This Axiome seems litle to belong to Divi∣nitie, and therefore shall be the more briefly handled.

By the East and West (as the notation of the words import 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 to arise, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the evening) are signi∣fied the places of the rising and setting of the sunne, and so the two termes (à quo and ad quem) of the motion of it above our Ho∣rizon.

These (the sunne being in the Aequator) are points diametrically opposit, and so as farre distant one from the other, as any can be in the same globe whether of the earth or heavens. And the Psalmist instances in these rather then in the North and South, or any other points; because to that part of the earth, to which they relate, their opposition and distance is more visible and remarkable, in regard of the sunnes daily accesse to it in the one and recesse from it in the other. And thus is this phrase often used in Scripture to signify the greatest space and distance that can be imagined. So Psalm. 50.1. & 113.3. Isa. 45.6. & 59.19. Mal. 1.11. And the like Deut. 4.32.

Uses.

And this even in the Protasis may be of some use. As first, to reprove the sluggard. Solomon sends him to the ant Prov. 6.6. But this perhaps is too much labour for him, or it may be dangerous, A lion in the way: I will set him an easyer task, Let him, whilest he stands or sits still, or lies along upon his bed or couch, look upon the sunne, which in the day time moves from East to West (though so farre distant) and in the night from West to East, and so daily Eccles. 1.5. And then let him but take the pains to think what a

shame it is, that the sunne being continually in so swift motion, he should ly tossing and tumbling in his bed (after nature is satisfyed with sleep) as a doore turneth upon the hin∣ges Prov. 26.14. or sit lazily folding his hands together, when the sunne since its set∣ting is come so many 100000 miles to give him light to goe about some honest labour, according to Gods appointment Psal. 104.22, 23.

This should also excite us to praise God, Who, though the distance from the cast to the west be so great, yet makes the sun in 24 houres to runne from east to west, and so on from west to east again: so that (taking the whole yeare together) every part of the earth hath as much day as night, and all parts equall day and night one to another.

Motive 1 Davids example Psal. 19.4, 5, 6. & 136.7, 8.

2 The greatnesse of the benefit from the light and heat of the sunne by day, yea and from the vicissitude also of darknesse and coolnesse through the absence of it by night.

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