And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
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Interpretation
God, who appointed the end, that they should be saved, appointed the means, that they should be saved by the help of these shipmen. Duty is ours, events are God's; we do not trust God, but tempt him, when we say we put ourselves under his protection, if we do not use proper means, such as are within our power, for our safety.
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This thought runs through Acts 27:36-40.