The sea-mans direction in time of storm Delivered in a sermon upon occasion of…The sea-mans direction in time of storme Delivered in a sermon upon occasion of…

The¹ Devil, saith Tertullian, hath no power over Swine, much less over Gods Sheep: what God hath to do in that proportion he raiseth the Wind, according to that expression you had before, that God had weights for the Wind, add to this that place, Psal. 78. 50. He weighed out a path for his anger; for so are the words: in your Books, it is only he made a way to his anger; but consider then these two places together, thus, God first weighs a path for his anger, how much he intends to execute, and then he weighs the means, that is the Winds, according to the former expression in Job; just enough for the execution of so much anger and no more, and so proportion them, and this beyond all second causes makes the Winds greater or less, continuing longer or shorter time, which few think of.

The¹ Devill, saith Tertullian, hath no power over Swine, much lesse over Gods Sheepe: what God hath to doe in that proportion he raiseth the Wind, according to that expression you had before, that God had weights for the Wind, adde to this that place, Psal. 78. 50. Hee weighed out a path for his anger; for so are the words: in your Bookes, it is onely hee made a way to his anger; but consider then these two places together, thus, God first weighes a path for his anger, how much hee intends to execute, and then he weighs the means, that is the Winds, according to the former expression in Job; just enough for the execution of so much anger and no more, and so proportion them, and this beyond all second causes makes the Winds greater or lesse, continuing longer or shorter time, which few thinke of.

1. 1Nec in porcorum gregem Diaboli Legio habuit potestatem; nec potestatem habet ut in oves Dei saeviat Tertul. de fuga in persec.