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4. Give glory to God in blessing §4his Name for deliverance from those fearful judgements that he makes tempestuous Winds and storms the executioners of upon many others; some of you it is like may say, and have said, except the Wind had turned at such a time I had been lost, we had certainly been all cast away: and if you had been cast away, then where had you been now, it may be from those dreadful waters you might have sunk into the lake of unquenchable fire, you might have been swallowed up of that infinite ocean of Gods eternal wrath, but God hath preserved you, & you are alive, ⟨p. 46⟩and yet enjoy the day of grace: the goodness of the Lord hath been to you that which he promised, I say 32. 2. A hiding place from the Wind, and • covert from the tempest. It was the free grace of God towards you, only his goodness that hath been your safety, for what could you do to help yourself? it may be you cried and prayed to God, but what could your prayers do, who wert, and it may be still art, a profane wretched creature, the course of whose life is a way of enmity against the great God of the whole World?

4. Give glory to God in blessing §4his Name for deliverance from those fearefull judgements that hee makes tempestuous Winds and stormes the executioners of upon many others; some of you it is like may say, and have said, except the Wind had turned at such a time I had beene lost, we had certainely been all cast away: and if you had beene cast away, then where had you beene now, it may bee from those dreadfull waters you might have sunke into the lake of unquenchable fire, you might have beene swallowed up of that infinit ocean of Gods eternal wrath, but God hath preserved you, & you are alive, ⟨p. 46⟩and yet enjoy the day of grace: the goodnesse of the Lord hath beene to you that which he promised, I say 32. 2. A hiding place from the Wind, and • covert from the tempest. It was the free grace of God towards you, onely his goodnesse that hath beene your safety, for what could you doe to helpe yourselfe? it may be you cryed and prayed to God, but what could your prayers doe, who wert, and it may be still art, a prophane wretched creature, the course of whose life is a way of enmity against the great God of the whole World?