1~er,the l time,and the 4ilfue,alltourc. I. The fewer meanes, themo~e likeaiot: a(id we had nomeanes. Theyhad,~ndufed~eanes,borh ro G o o and man. To G 0 n bY, · fa;'ling andfervent prayer, wh1ch prevatl~S\Vlth H1m m~ch. !o man,to King A/foe~ rm; they had the ~eencsmedtatton, wh1ch prevailed with hun too. We ufed nonei either to Go n or man ;fajlednot,prayednot,fr•(pe{kdno ev1ll to be toward;and fo ufcd neither. There is no caufc, nomeanesinalot. It is Saint Augrijlines note;that 1tis , , .. , therefore termed the Lot ofthe righteom(in theFf•lme) and in rhe Apoftle, Sors s 4 n_.Pfal.•i1.f; flomm,forthat,mcrit or meanes there is noneat all; G 6 P onelyallots it to us. And Cololf.•·~~ fuch was ours; not bymeanes, as they; but, delivered (as I may fay) from a lot, by a lot,a meerelot. So, our PHrim (we may fay) was more purethari theirs; . . But though no meaneswe had to Go o, yet a meanes from Go o we had i they · 2' and we both• For, from aKing, it came,in both. But,farre otherwife, in themaMner> T~• ~!•nn:t,; · with as, thanwith them; two wayes; I; Firll:, with them, the delivery cam~ from theKing, and well might: For, from him came their danger, from hisproclamation under his handandfeale; without which, Raman could have made no lottery ofhini– felfe. With us, in a bettermanner; and fo, our lot better. For, from the Kingcame our efcape ;but nodanger fromHim. He, as deepe inrhedanger; as we. Nathtng thati was.evil!, nothing that pertained to any perill, fromHim : but, our fafety folely and. wh~lly fromHim; next to Go o. . . . · Another yet. For in theirs, theKing that had beene mif-informed by Haman; was fet right by the fk:reties more true information: and this, is a regular conimoo way. But ours, by no informationofEjiber or ofany: ondy, by mecre ipfliration; immediatelyfrom Go o by making that come into the Kingr head.whi<;h neither did, nor would have come imo any mans head el[e: themore fut·e, rhat it came from· Go o ; fmce fogreat afalvation was wrought by it. For, the !Jt~rnlng ofthepaper~ if he had taken it in the fenfe tl1at others did1 .or any would have done, we hadall beene burnt indeed, as foone as thepaper. But; Go o drew from him, a fm(e bifrde all fenfe, even as it were by alot, fince(to all mens feeing) it was ratheracafr<all, than a: ration.cUinterpretation. Thedrawingofthatfenfe, was even like the drawing of a. lot 'fo that; forte mer/t {ervati Jrtmm; and never any more true Purim, than rhis of ours. And though men, when they efcape, ll:and nor much onthemeants or rhe manner (it is well, they are well:) Yet, it cannot choo[e but doe us much good, to fee our [elvesCaved, by foRoyall4meanes; and in fo miraculom amanner. ~ris 3;figoe. qrt'odrejpicit nos Dem, Go o refpeCl:s us; in the manner ofwhofe faving, He,would, filew fo divine a miracle. fl ~ut befidethe meane!, and themanner, thirdly the circumll:ance oftim.e iswertlJ; ., 3 . the confidering: For in both, all came about in anight. flama.~ had made all fure: fo , THe 7'imt.' fure, as he had fet up thegaUswesandall, ~nd mean~to mov.e the King, 'a~d J;Iladf.no.Chlp.5,.14; doubt but ro have Mardo;_het hanged; the neJ<t mormng.Tlus was ov.~rcnighrl..,And,, that very night, did Go o,t:ike order; theKing coul.d notJleepe. An\l"bY that,tneane!.,-Ch3p._!,r~ was Mar4ochei'sgoodflrvice read rd him; .Sure,foJSa'!ling th~K ingJ life,he.defer.vcd, not tolo(~hioowne•. N?w,,it comes to thed~~Jving. A good lot, a,p.ri:oc: Hon011r- ftn' Mardoclm. And thtsgood tot, for Mardafhet shonour, G CJ o.dre\'l cyen out of:Jla.. 1114n' sowne mouth; he, was by the King, made to berheproclaimer.efit. .._,.,,,; t It ftaid not there•.. But, the. day foll.owing, ~he King b,eing right!y el.lfo~me,l{.l>Ji, the ~eene, Herpeopleweve,no fuch peopl~; asHamanmJide them; one; oftheQih'l-~' ... _ faved the Kings life; witl:tthis, forth Cllli!e the're agood lot,. for tb_Clewes: th,e,.[o.~- ClupJ~~l me~proclamation called in; the Pofts (ent v,<j.J;hall fpeed to ptibliQpnother fo~ thdr- -..! Jehverance. · , · . .. ·· ,, '• ., ., . 1 . .. ,. - · , Now comes Hamatis.tot :G o o tdok~·him caflingJots upon.I-i"i~ P.~qpje, i~~ 'He; uft one tlponhim too. For,whenthe ~~me fell.on he.r kne~s,and beggedhc~~)J'I1t ltfe.ifChap.i.li tke K ing,he was jull:ly<lifpl~afed ,wi'h H,4mdn'sprefumpcion,tha~ quri\ come[1(\p>ere· '.l him, as touchher life; aod.ll:r;~igh,t al\ot~ed{\lim the fame death,he had h1ght M1~do-.Chap.'!i ehei.And;the fame day io t\lefame pla~ej_:J,!ld ~ven,up,en.theveryCameg~llowes,·h~ h.ad -;~, ,_ 1 (lurpofely fet up for him, thenightbefore,it came ro,his/ot,tobr;fainly ha?tged,~i'!f· S {( f 4 felfe~
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