Cttap. 26. An Expofition upon the Bookr fJo B. Ver; I2, '. 799 Fourthly, 1hat by theproud, we are rah wunderitar,d the ftrong and mighty wives and waters of the Sea in their greateft height and pride. This holdeth fayreftcorrefpordence with the former part ofthe verre, Hed vide:h the Sea by his p ,wer,that is, Pe,cutit, i. e. He raifeth normes, and fo divides the waters, and when the Sea dom:zt 6. corn. Tsin its greateft rage,then by hie underflandirg hrfmireth thrsatgb pefeit fuperbiara rnari;. Drut: the proud,the proud waves, and fo makcth a calrne, The fca in it Sua yorentia klf, efpecially in its fwellings and ftormings is a proud creature; (find tmara,e9. and that title or epethire of pride is often given to it : we reade rnteibgentiaf+tz (Pfal: 124. 5.) ofproud waters, and (74 38. t 1.) of tree proud c inplctt epa waves, at the 13. vetfe of the Spittle of ?ude, we read, ofraging T, gur: waves ofthefea, and (Luke 21. 25.) ofroaring waves cf thefea. Ctar,:('eartran- Theprophet (ter: 12. 5.) fpeakethof the fuelling of ?,:rden ; quillat mare, fO that when lob faith,by hte o nlrrflanding hefmiteth through the Percutere et cont- proud, we may clearly interpret him of the fea-waves,then which cultarevidzrnr nothing in apparance is more rond and fweilin and therefore fuperburn. Pi- P P g; nod. whenGod allayeth-and guideth the high grown waves of the Sea, he may well be fail, tofinite through theprowl. Hence note. Cod knoweib how to bring downe the Sea in its greatefi rage and pride. God doth it by his underftanding, as well as by his powers tia God bath power enough to divide the Sea, aed male it fformy, lobebath undemanding enough to calme and quiet it. We read (Math: 8. 23, 24) 25, 26, 27:) Time Chrift beirsg entred into a fisip with his difciples, agreat tempe arofe, infomuch that the ,ßiip tuas coveredwith the waves, but he avas afleepe. And his difciples came to bimand awoke him, fayí g, LardPave ue we pertfs.And he faith unto them, why are yefearefull, 0 ye of littlefaith ? then be arofe and rebuked the winds and the Sea, and there trac a great calte. This is a plaine exemplification and expofition of 76bs af- fertion, by his underflanding. befmiteth through the proud ; When the Seawas as furious as a na-.d man, who bath loft his reafon, and will hear none,yet then Chrift by his divine power and wife. dome Made it as obedient as they who have and ait soft reafon are, when they heare the molt rational and preflì.ng perfwafions, or (we may fay)that he bufht the Sea as a mother doth hercry- ir g chille, and rock's it into a f eepe; yea he dothnot only cafres the.
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