If God be so glorious in this creature, hence those are justly rebuked, who hear, and feel, yea and see in the effect of it so much of God, and yet do not give him the glory of it, they do not praise him in the stormy Wind, they can speak of it, and tell you how it was, how suddenly it came, how strong it blew, how it rent their sails, and split their Masts, and tore their Cables, and burst their Anchors, how it smote upon their houses, and made their beds shake under them; how dreadful the noise of it was, with what violence it came, as if the house would have fallen upon them, how their hearts did even shake within them for fear, but not a word of God in all this, they say not in their heart, Let us now fear this God that raiseth, continueth, calmeth these Winds, let us now fear him howsoever heretofore we did not fear him, although heretofore we were ⟨p. 34⟩profane, and vile, and have lived without God in the World, yet let us now fear this God, who is great in power, glorious and excellent in his workings in the Heavens, and Earth, and Seas: when doth there any word come from men, to put one another on to the fear of God upon this? Brethren, God is to be honoured in the least of his works, much more in those that have power and majesty in them: we take Gods name in vain, if when he appears in his great works, we adore him not, we fear him not, we magnify him not, we praise him not in them: we are much led by sense, and if we take not notice of his glory, to have our hearts wrought upon when he comes to our senses, and that in such a powerful and glorious way, it is a sign that our hearts are exceedingly stupid, that they are much estranged from God. Those works that we see the second causes of, we scarce mind God in them at all (although God should not be the less minded, because of second causes, seeing all the work, all the ⟨p. 35⟩power and efficacy of the second cause, is in the virtue of the first; as it hath no being but by it, so it is not able to stir without it) but now as for this creature, the stormy Wind, we know but very little, scarce any thing of the second causes; and therefore if God be not acknowledged and praised in this, in what shall he be acknowledged and praised? works that are ordinary we little mind God in them, which is a great evil in us;
If God be so glorious in this creature, hence those are justly rebuked, who heare, and feele, yea and see in the effect of it so much of God, and yet doe not give him the glory of it, they doe not praise him in the stormy Wind, they can speake of it, and tell you how it was, how suddenly it came, how strong it blew, how it rent their sailes, and split their Masts, and tore their Cables, and burst their Anchors, how it smote upon their houses, and made their beds shake under them; how dreadfull the noise of it was, with what violence it came, as if the house would have falne upon them, how their hearts did even shake within them for feare, but not a word of God in all this, they say not in their heart, Let us now feare this God that raiseth, continueth, calmeth these Winds, let us now feare him howsoever heretofore wee did not feare him, although heretofore we were ⟨p. 34⟩prophane, and vile, and have lived without God in the World, yet let us now feare this God, who is great in power, glorious and excellent in his workings in the Heavens, and Earth, and Seas: when doth there any word come from men, to put one another on to the feare of God upon this? Brethren, God is to bee honoured in the least of his workes, much more in those that have power and majesty in them: wee take Gods name in vaine, if when he appeares in his great workes, wee adore him not, we feare him not, wee magnifie him not, we praise him not in them: wee are much led by sense, and if we take not notice of his glory, to have our hearts wrought upon when hee comes to our senses, and that in such a powerfull and glorious way, it is a signe that our hearts are exceedingly stupid, that they are much estranged from God. Those workes that we see the second causes of, wee scarce minde God in them at all (although God should not be the lesse minded, because of second causes, seeing all the work, all the ⟨p. 35⟩power and efficacie of the second cause, is in the vertue of the first; as it hath no being but by it, so it is not able to stirre without it) but now as for this creature, the stormy Wind, wee know but very little, scarce any thing of the second causes; and therefore if God bee not acknowledged and praised in this, in what shall he be acknowledged and praised? workes that are ordinary wee little minde God in them, which is a great evill in us;
