Further, That the Lord bringeth the winds out of his treasure, is matter of great comfort to all that have an interest in the Lord; He can command the winds for them, and against their enemies; the wind cometh out of his Chamber, and it shall do as he commandeth. It is said (Nahum 1.3.) The Lord hath his way in the whirlwind, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet: That is, he ruleth whirlwinds, he walks in and works by the whirlwind, and by storms. And as we may take it properly, so metaphorically; that i•••in the most tempestuous dispensations and providences, when the world is, as it were, in an Hurricane, as boisterous winds in some places are called. In the greatest concussi•n• and confusions, whether of things or persons, the Lord carrieth on his work in a regular course. As the great tossings of the air by natural winds, so the greatest tossings of affairs by the st•ong and various passions of mens spirits in the wo•ld (which we may call civill winds, yea whirlwinds) are under the ordering of divine power and wisdom. The Prophet (Isa. 17.13.) admonisheth the wicked to take heed and give glory to God: For (saith he) the Nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters; But God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. A rolling ⟨p. 493⟩thing is unsteadfast at all times, and a whirlwind will make that roll and tumble which is very steadfast; it maketh Trees to shake, it maketh strong Towers tremble: Now if the whirlwind causeth things that are fixed and strong to shake and move, what will it do to those that are light and unfixed, rolling things! That which is (as men judge) sixth and steady as a Rock, shall be as a rolling thing before the whirlwind of the Lords displeasure. The Margin of our Bibles calls this rolling thing, Thistle-down. We know what the down of a Thistle is, which at •ome seasons of the year falls off, and is the lightest thing imaginable. When there is not a breath of wind stirring, the Thistle-down will stir, roll, and move from place to place; what then, think you, will become of Thistle-down before a mighty wind, a whirlwind? The wicked shall be as Thistle-down before the whirlwind;
Further, That the Lord bringeth the winds out of his treasure, is matter of great comfort to all that have an interest in the Lord; He can command the winds for them, and against their enemies; the wind cometh out of his Chamber, and it shall do as he commandeth. It is said (Nahum 1.3.) The Lord hath his way in the whirlwind, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet: That is, he ruleth whirlwinds, he walks in and works by the whirlwind, and by storms. And as we may take it properly, so metaphorically; that i•••in the most tempestuous dispensations and providences, when the world is, as it were, in an Haricane, as boysterous winds in some places are called. In the greatest concussi•n• and confusions, whether of things or persons, the Lord carrieth on his work in a regular course. As the great tossings of the air by natural winds, so the greatest tossings of affairs by the st•ong and various passions of mens spirits in the wo•ld (which we may call civill winds, yea whirlwinds) are unde• the ordering of divine power and wisdome. The Prophet (Isa. 17.13.) admonisheth the wicked to take heed and give glory to God: For (saith he) the Nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters; But God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaffe of the mountaines before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. A rolling ⟨p. 493⟩thing is unsteadfast at all times, and a whirlwind will make that roul and tumble which is very steadfast; it maketh Trees to shake, it maketh strong Towers tremble: Now if the whirlwind causeth things that are fixed and strong to shake and move, what will it do to those that are light and unfixed, rolling things! That which is (as men judge) fixt and steady as a Rock, shall be as a rolling thing before the whirlwind of the Lords displeasure. The Margin of our Bibles calls this rolling thing, Thistle-down. We know what the down of a Thistle is, which at •ome seasons of the year falls off, and is the lightest thing imaginable. When there is not a breath of wind stirring, the Thistle-down will stir, roll, and move from place to place; what then, think you, will become of Thistle-down before a mighty wind, a whirlwind? The wicked shall be as Thistle-down before the whirlwind;
