642 1"heSpiritaall Fl Thing. t. Firl,the troubles ofhis Church and the affli&ions of hispeople, doe make his power and mercy to bee knowne euenas the skill of a Pilot is iCor.ts.a, mono:, beefeene in a [forme : CSMy power is made perfsbi tbrosgb weaknejfes, The Lord bringeth matters teasexigent, and fuffereth them to cometo the very brinkeofhazard, that (obis night and goodneffe in the deliúery ofhis feruanttmay bee the more apparent. When the Church ofIfraef was in a Wonderful! ffraft, theSea before them,the mountains an both fides, the ene. mies at theirheeles, Now((aithGod)Iwill let mehewer Ilea 'Pharaeb,audv oa: xEsodd4.4. a¡lbisheft :TheEgyptian'salfefballknowthat IamtbeLorda. e s. For their good:Firlt, It makes them to looke vpwardwith thegrea_ terferuency. David faith of ordinary paffengers by Sea, that when They nowt"to yPfal.rer.st.ble tf beubb) ttyvmethedLerdiutherrtreat *, ¿ic. ThefoMariners tw h¡seat =loaasç' when the fiorme wasvp, down they were vpon theirknees, andemery mart eryedvntehie Gag. Andfothe fwelling wanes ofofaffii&ions,doe not quench but kindle the devotionofGods feruants : Ir theiraflidfiene theywill feeekema r Hofeasa ç. igestr e. Secondly, it makes them long fo muchthe more for the Hauen (where they wouldbee.)Note Paul, daily dying, and the continual] troubles rPh;la.n;. whichhe wasexpefcd 'IMO, madehim long to be deffolued i, and to bee as et aTun,4.e, gladwhen histimeofdepartingwas at hand d, as the Poore weather-beaten epfai.toy;a Marineris tofee the land. Thirdly, itmakesthe deliverance when iccotnes to be the more efteemed , FPbeuthey arequieted,rhey areglad; and doublewri- comeis thatrefrefhiog which comes at the very pinch of necelfity. There. deeming ofDauedelefefromthegrase, therayring him vpfrom the very mouth fpfayro;,M of the pir,madehim tovowwith',himfelfe,aeun toforgeif. Yfar, This femes toadmonifla all that frate God, what they muff makeprouiIi- on for, ifthey will bee faued. By their profefìion, they are rutted into the Church ofGod, not as isto a Garden ofpleafure , wherethey may aduenture gLukeja. 0. eó faycurry oneto hieJoule, Soule, lineat eafe, eat,driake, and rake thypafiime s, but as intoaShip, ahoule ofcontisauullmotion, wherethough there may bee calmenelíefora time,theSun fhiningout,the windeslaid,and the Sea fmootl , yetit is wifdorne tobe inacontinual! expe&ation of a llorme.Godhath not calledvsvntei cafeand quiet, but tothecroffe. Manythinga are to bee en- duredbetwixt ourletting outhere, and our arrivall atthe Land ofPromife, Many (formes tobee gone through,many rockes and lauds tobee aduentured by,many Pirates feeking thefpoyleofourfoulesto beegrapled with, before the hauen ofRelt canbe entred into. The ignorance, or the inconfideration ofthis point bathdeceiued many. They may thus fitly bee lhaddowedou. Some frefh trauéller Rending vpon the ]bore ina faire day,and beholding the Shipsin their beauty lieready rigged and trimmed in the Harbor, thinkesit agallant thing to goetoSea, and will aeedes adventure, but beingonta leagueor two,and feeling by the rocking oftheShip his Ifomackebeginne to Werke and grow fiche, and hisfoule cues toabhorre all manner ofineare, orotherwifea fformetoarife, the wind and the water as it were cònfpiring the ouerthrowofthevelfell, andeuery fea carryingin it the faceofdeath; forthwith repentshis folly, andmakesvowes,that ifhecan once recouer the (pore, bewillbid aneternal! farewell onto all fuch voyages. Thus, there bee who in thecalme daiesof peace, when Religion is not ouerclowdedby the times,thatwillneeds ioyne themfeluestothe number ofGodspeople, they will becas earneR and forwardau tirebell. But whenatempeft beginnes to appeare,and theSeato growrougher then at thefiri entry, the times alter, trouble is railed, andmat: croffewindsofmuch oppofitionandgain-faying - begin toblaw,they are wearyof theircourfe, and will needs beret afhorea- gainearefoluingneuer to thruftthemfelues intoany more aduentures. How needful!
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