John Trapp on Matthew 14:24

Verse 24. Tossed with waves] So is the Church oft, thereforeIsa 54. 11. stiled, O thou [illegible: 1 word] and tossed with tempest, that hast no comfort. Jesus was absent all the while, so he seemeth to be from his darlings in their desertions; he leaveth them as it were in the [illegible: 1 word] of hell, and (which is worst of all) himself will not come at them. Howbeit as the Eagle when she [illegible: 1 word] highest of all from the nest, doth [illegible: 1 word] cast a jealous eye upon her young; so doth this heavenly Eagle. For the wind was contrary] So it is ever lightly to the Church: This world [illegible: 1 word] like the straits of Magellan, wherein which [illegible: 1 word]. way soever a man bends his course, he is sure to have the winde sit [illegible: 1 word] to him. But the comfort is, that whether North or South blow, they both blow good to a Christian, Cant. 4. ult.