_ 'The Saint/ qeceife>rs had quierly and peaceably enjoyed upon a reafonable rent, .time out of minde, was riow quite pulled-away·, and rent from himby the hand -of violence and oppreffion : And therefore upon the kneesofhi_smuchvexed andbrokenheart, he begsand entreats that hewould be good unto him, elfe he, and his wife, and his many poorechildren are like all to goe a begging ; for the world was never fo hard) the hearts of menfofl-inty) andcha. rity fo cold. It'-it would pleafe him to give him fuc~our> and arefring place, in this his greatefi di– frreffe and mifery, he and all his ihould be bound toprav for him, and cloe hi!Jil their urmofl: fervice faithfully,"fo long as they lived. Want of earthly necefiaries, aqd defire of temporall commodities, would enforce and furnifb the fimplefl: man in the l world tofpeake thus, or in the like manner, and perhaps with many moe, and moreetfectuall perI l fivafions, fit phrafes) pr~verbs&moving fp~ec~e:. . Howmuch more then, tfhe had fenfe of hts fP1ri· tuall miferies& wanrsJ and found hope oftheglo– ry or Heaven,would he findwords enow,withfer– vencie of fpirit, to fue unto the Lord of Heaven? fith he may be more bold with him, and looke for more kindnetre and compaffion at his hands, than from the mofr mercifull Land~lord upon earth, if there be any left. · · 3· Some others there are~poore ignoraMtfoules, that Evening and Morning doe prophanely poll: over the Lords Prayer, the Creed) and perhaps the ten Commandements, thinking that they are I thereby fanttified and blefr) and that ~hat i~ ~uffi· et en~
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