q.zo eAChainof Principles. Aph. 6. Then were they (as the Pfalmiß bath it) abundantly fatisfled ,with the fatnefs cf Gods houle, andmade todrink ofthe riper of his pleafures. But their fins having at length call them out of that good land, and occa- foned the burning of their Temple, God left them not deílituteofhis help, but ordained for them fundry refrefh- ments in the time of their captivity.' This among others in Efihers time., KingAhafuerus under whom they then were in a ¡late of captivity had his fleep taken from him would fpend the timenot in this or that exercice but in reading; of all books, cals for that of the Chronicles; of all places hash that read to him which concerned a good fervice done by Mordechai a Jew ; doth not onely take notice ofit, but enquire what reward had been given him; un- derflanding he had received none caufeth Haman his favourite to be cal- led ; puttethhim upon doing fingular honour in theview of all men to this Mordechai
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