I could not
but say to myself, "How is it that thou hast no faith?"
being still unwilling to die. About one in the afternoon,
almost as soon as I had stepped out of the great cabin door,
the sea did not break as usual, but came with a smooth full tide
over the side of the ship. I was vaulted over with water in a moment,
and so stunned, that I scarce expected to lift up my head again,
till the sea should give up her dead. But thanks be to God,
I received no hurt at all. About noon our third storm began.
====== 4 Feb. 1736.
Nitschmann. Feb. 4th.
The storm lasted all day, and the waves often swept over the ship.
The storm rudder was lashed fast, and so we were driven.
====== 5 Feb. 1736.
Nitschmann. Feb. 5th.
In the early morning we had a fairly good breeze, but about ten o'clock,
a storm rose, of such violence that the wind seemed to blow
from all four quarters at once, and we were in danger of being overpowered.
The waves were like mountains; the rudder was lashed fast,
only one sail was spread, and we drove on, only the Lord knew whither.
But we did not let it prevent us from holding our song service.
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