3 t 8 Chap. 28. an Expo_ttian upon the Book, of J o B. Vert 2 i. vered with the waver ; and the Di'ciples were fo affrighted, that they came to Chria ( being afleep) and awoke him,faying, Lard lave ue,we peril%. Then (faith the text, Math. 8. z6.) hi arofe and rebuked the wind and fea, and there was agreat calm. He fpake to the winds as a Nurfe to a froward child,peace, be flit, and fo it was ; fo that Themen marvelled,faying, what manner of man is this that even the winds and thefea obey bim I The moil enraged windes cannot (+and before the rebukes of God , and ifonce he rebuke them, their rage is down. God layes his law upon the moß lawlefs creatures, even then when they teem toad molt lawlefsly, and to have broken all bounds of moderation. Thirdly, The Lord orders when the wind (hail rife, and how long it (hall continue in any corner. He appoints how long the !raft-wind (hall blow,and how long the Well ; how long it (hall lodge in the North, or in the South, is limited by a divine cotn- mand. Now,as the winds acknowledge the foveraignty of God by obeyinghim, fo man fhouldmyth more acknowledge the love- raignty of God over the winds , when he fees them obedient. They efpecially who have greatbufinefs upon the waters and with the winds (Merchants and Martinets) should take notice of this power of God, and honour him in the reverential acknowledge- ment of ir. The Heathens who parted the world to their Idol gods, had a god for the winds For even they had this notion t ha tche winds were under the dominionof force fupream power. This hon our theygave to ciEolt s, who as they blindly believed bound and (hut up the winds at hispleafure. And (hall not we Ea/antes-yen- honour the true and living God , by depending upon him and tot tempefla praying to him, for the binding and unbinding of the winds , for tefq; fonorar, the withholding or allaying of (corms ? When the Merchant bath Imperio primit his fhip broken and wrackr, let him fay, the Lord bath done it; acvinclisac or he breaks the fh;ps of Tarfhi(h with anEaf1' -wind (Pfal. 48.7.) carcerefrænar. And when his (hip comes tale home to harbour , let him fay the gbigÆneld Lord bath done it ; For he bringeth them to their de/ired haven (Pfa/. logy. 30.) Some goe to Witches for winds, and others when a florm is up, fay, there's conjuring abroad. I know the De- vili bath great power in the ayr, and he can doe great things in that Territory ; he is the 'Prince ofthe power ofeheayr,(Eph. 2.2.) He can raiíe ßormes and doe mifchief at fea or land , he over- threw the houfe where Ph children werefea(lingby agreat wild (bas
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