494 Vcrf. 9. an E.t'pofttion upon the Book, of J o B. Chap. 37. Fourthly , That's alfo obfervable, that foccte winds are hot and dry, others cold and moyfl, according to the temperature of the places from whence they cerne , and thorough which they paffe to us. Fifthly , 'rig rnarveilcus that in force parts of the world , the windblows conoanrly one way ; fuch are called trade windes. Ex- pert Sea -men know where co fetch a wind , when once they get to fuch a poync they never mils ir. The Etelian winds are fa- moufly known in Hifiory, blowing out of the Fat} or North-eal l yearly at one time, for the fpace of forty dayes together ; there Cicero called Anniverfary winds. Sixthly, Yet in moll places nothing is more unconflant than the wind ; inconflancy tt felf is Embleame&by the winds. No man knoweth when or where to have them certain for an hou :e ; Hence we fay, Take the wind while it ferveth. Wind and tyde tar- ry for no man. Sevenchly, That's alfo wonderfull, That winds blow at once from contrary poynts, North and South, &c. at the fame time. Daniel ( Chap. 7. z. ) faw in a vifion the four winds hiving toge- ther upon the Sea ; All the winds were let bofe together,contend- ing (as it were) for vid}ory. Naturalios difpute and queflion Arifl: 1. z. whether contrary winds can blow at once ; Arii#otle, the great Met:: e. 6. Philofopher,affirmes they cannot,becaufe (faith he) the onemull deeds beat back the other. That's true ; yet , what hinders but that for a time there maybe fuch a confliet or battei fought be- tween them, as may extreamly trouble both the air and waters, and (hake vehemently fuch things as (land in their way on earth Plin: 1. s. TheNatural Hitlorianreporrs,That two confiderable Cities in the cap: 92.' Corinthian Bay, were fuddenly fwallowed up by the Sea , which inundation was caufed by the fierce blowing of the North and "11Vi South wind at one and the fame time. Out ofthe South cometh the s radice l'It whirlwind, and cold out of the North. pergere. Per f ge the fca Co' fanning nrosdifper- The Hebrew is out of ttering genres inteÜi- Winds cometh guniurventi a- cold ; Mr Broughton renders , And cold from the faire weather- quilonares, qui Winds. Our tranflation determines ir. difpergunt am- ber, et aerena Co!d ventilant.
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