"Our allowance of water now is but a pint a day, so that we dare
not eat much salt beef. Our sails are exceeding thin; some more
of them were split last night, and no one knows where we are;
but God does, and that is sufficient. Last night, He lifted up
the light of His blessed countenance upon me; and to-day, He
fills me with joy unspeakable and full of glory; so that, though
I have little to eat, I inwardly possess all things. This is
now the eighth week I have been on board. If my friends ask me
why I arrived no sooner, I may truly answer, Satan hindered us;
for I believe it is he who is permitted to do this."