A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

It is the Lord of Hosts to whom all these obey:^a Fire and hail, snow and va•our, stormy wind and tempest, fulfilling his Word. There is no Neptune, Admiral of •he Seas, nor Aeolus Master of the winds, nor Mars General of the wars, nor Jupiter King of thunders; but only the Lord. Who divided and diverted Jordan? •his retrogress was no ordinary thing: we might well say,^b What ailest thee, O Jordan, that thou wast driven back? Many being crossed by the creatures, fall to blaspheming them: but let us reprove them, as the Prophet did Sennacherib; ^cWhom •ast thou blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy self? even against the Holy One of Israel. Whom are you angry withal? Do the rain and waters displease you? Alas, they are servants, if their Master bid smite, they must not forbear. They may say truly,^d What Rabshakeh usurped; Are we come without the Lord? he said, Go and chastise them. Thus was it in this Deluge; the Lord brought •he Flood. ^eThe waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee, they heard thy voice, •nd came streaming out of their cells. We are placed on the earth, as in the middest betwixt swallowing pits; the waters of the sea below us, and the waters of the armament above us, if the one were not kept down, and the other held up, by the •ower of God, they would drown us every moment. But if it be easy for Him, to alter the course of Nature for the destruction of his enemies: he can with more ease •eepe the course of Nature for the preservation of his friends.

It is the Lord of Hoasts to whom all these obey: