An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Fourthly, The wind causeth vegetables to flourish. A sweet gale of wind is not only good for man and beast, but for the grass, and for the herbs, for plants and trees, the blowing of the winds maketh them flourish; in allusion unto which the Church speaks (Cant. 4.16.) Awake, O North wind, and come thou South, blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out; that is, that my Graces, my faith in thee, […] love to thee, &c. may put forth and appear. The spiritual wind, the breathings of the Spirit, draw forth spiritual fruit from the heart, and in the life of believers, as the natural draws forth the natural fruits of the Earth.

Fourthly, The wind causeth vegetables to flourish. A sweet gale of wind is not only good for man and beast, but for the grass, and for the herbs, for plants and trees, the blowing of the winds maketh them flourish; in allusion unto which the Church speaks (Cant. 4.16.) Awake, O North wind, and come thou South, blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out; that is, that my Graces, my faith in thee, 〈…〉 love to thee, &c. may put forth and appear. The spiritual wind, the breathings of the Spirit, draw forth spiritual fruit from the heart, and in the life of believers, as the natural draws forth the natural fruits of the Earth.

Fifthly, The winds are beneficial and helpful for the drying up of the waters, they make the earth clean as well as the air. It is said (Gen. 8.1.) •fter the whole world was drowned, God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged. The wind is a dryer as well as the Sun.

Fifthly, The winds are beneficial and helpful for the drying up of the waters, they make the earth clean as well as the air. It is said (