490 Verf, 9. Expofttonopen the Bok ìtj Jo a; Chap. 37. thewinds in his power, the winds and the Whirlwind. Neither the Heathengod c Lolsu, nor the god Of this World the Devil, nor the Devils of this World, VVitches and Conjurers', have any power otheir ownover the lean breath of wind, either to taife or lay ir. Agardei'cribiny the Excellencyof God, both it himfelf and in his wo-hing, faith among other things (Prow. 5o. q..) Tie gathereth the wuul in his Fif7; implying, that God -bath the winds imhis hand, even as a man carryeth a thing in his hand, or holdeth it in his Fi(l, keeping it there, or letting it out at plearu_e or as he Meth. (Pfal. t 3 5. 7.) He bringeth the Wind cat ofhis Treofure. We read the fame in the F; ophet (fee, 10. r 3, fer. 5. t, 16. ) Thefe Ttealures out of which God brings the wing', fo;ne candle Secrets of Nature, or ecrer natural Catires ; but I conceive 'Lis an allulion to the Cuflomes of men, who lay up thingsufeful in private places, that they may have them at hand when occafion calls: Ch. iëi teacheth us,inimitation of them, to get and keep by us fuch Treafurie.s of laving Truth ( Math.: 3. 52. ) Tobe lure, God path the winds ready, he bath aBore and Bock of them, which upon any occafion he cart bring forth. God makes a twofold ufe of the wind , or, there are twogene- ral purpoles, for which he brings them our of his Treafures. Fitt+, for good ; Secondly, for hurt to the VVorld Fiat, in Mercy ; Secondly, inJudgment. Firfl, God brings them forth out of his T e'eures in a way of Mercy, and for good to Mankind. And There is a fixfold good or good tile, for which God b ingc the winds out of his Treasure. Fi,fl, to cleanseand ftujrge the Air ; theref©re, by lame, the winds.are called The Bravo's ofHeaven, .VVhen the Air is corrupt and foul, God fweepeth ir by thefe Brooms. And we find, when Judgment is threatned, a nrgativr is put upon the wind as to this ule, ( Ter. 4. Y t .) A dry wrn i or the Hgh' Pores of the Wàldtr- rlefs, toward the Daanghter of421 people, not tofun srto-cleanfe, mac. Implying that one merciful tile of the wind,is to fan and w cleanle the Air, as Corn is fanned and cleanfd.. Secondly, God brings the winds out of his treafure totemper the Air. VVh°.n the Ai: is cooled by a gentle B i ze, we Count it amercy in hot feafons. And fuch is the goodnefs o God, that i s tr cfre places where the heat is moll trorsbieforne, there are ma- ny cool &.iezesa We read (Gern. 1, 8.) of the coal ofthe dayá. o: Vent!Aquila- rarer diuntur feo,,.e ræli, quid reddunt aterem nun- dun. Vatabi:
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