the crew put in irons; then the captors turn on their course exactly, face in the opposite direction, and start for some desolate pirates’ isle where they may beach their stolen cargo in safety. The same wind which drives the honest ship along now drives the wicked one too, and so it helps in the crime. But all it really does to help is—to keep blowing on. Once for all be it said, that God never does anything to harden a heart which would not soften it, if properly received. 6. So, finally, we learn