Chap. 37. an 8, pogtion moor the Book of Jos Verf. 9. 495 &eras s i9psf- Cold rut of the Atirth. 7a, iros dicitur .Common experience reacheth us, that the Northern coafls are quea f'8rit cold, yea the coldest coafls: The coldefl freezing winds come out e Jeve n nit:nF, H- of the No th, as the fl.ongefl out of the South. Here is North nier;odyfïie. and South, and here are the feveral effeE:s of them 3- the South breaths warmth, and the North cold. Hence Note; Cold comes at Gods call. Now the South wind biowerb, and then 'cis warme., anon the North wind bi.,ws, and then 'do cold. God bath his fpecial flore- l:oufcs forheat and cold,he brings cold our of his Northern flore- honfe, and not only heat but whirlwinds out of his (lore- houfe in the South. Cold is difpofed of by God as heat is, fonvimes for the good , fomtimes for the hurt of the creature. Cold is both needfull, and hu; rfull ; cold is needfull to the body of man, and cold is needfull to the body of the earth ; rheretore Cod bath that in his treafure o +'e ve the ufes of man with. Charges from 'Seat co cold, fet fo: ch PirfI, Gods power ; Secondly, His care If the ,air were kept al+vayes at one rate, or in the fame temper,. neither windy nor flormy, neither veryhot nor very cold, we pof- fìbly would like it better, but it would be worfe for us. Changes in he air are fó uefull, that nature, could not:be well preferved without thei ; we would have all things alike, we would have it 'alw.tyeswa- -s e weather, alwayes faire, but God feeth'cis bell for us,the e (l cauld be changes in natural t hints for our Natural good.,. It is aifo bell foour rhirirual good to have providential changes. God leech is needfull to leave us fontimes under cibuds and da knefs, to lying cold as well as heat out of his treafures, to fend' us chilling timesas well as fpringing times ; cold is as good for our inner man as heat, florines as calmes, foule ivearher as faire.., 'a v for a feafnn ( faith the Apofile, i Pet. 7. 6..) ifneed be ye, a,e in heavtnefs through manifold temp_a, ions . The coldtìás of the air kills he weeds in.our grounds , fodoth the cold of afli&icn l `:gory rFrt .. and t ibularion the weeds of corrupnon inour fouls. Seafonab.e "a arFr" cold taaak-.s trees and plants more fruitful[ in their feafons : Thee` plantarur p cerfcrunt cold nipping frofls of affli&ion, difpofe our fouls (through the eunditati. bleffirg of God ); to a gracious fruitfulnefs in every good word Gates te6 :
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