, ;48 Chap.S. An Expo ition upon the Bockyf J O B. Verf. 20. tlrength to the Earth, to bring forth plentifully, for the Cafe of man. Fifthly, While the common judgement lifts, he can make force fpecial provilion for his ; And make a redemption of divilion, as be did in another cafe for his people, Exod. 8. 22. And laftly,We may improve this promife,not only for redemp- tion from death in famine, but for plenty of confolation, though, we fhould die in famine. When the bread is quite taken away from Your Table,your hearts may feed upon filch a word as this,as up- on marrowand fatnefs. Chritl can feaft your foules, when your bodies are ready to ftarve; he can fill your fpirits with joy and fweetnefs, when there is nothingbut leannefs in your cheeks Thus the Prophet Habak uktriumphs in God (Habak, 3.17. ) Though the Fig-tree fhall not bloffome, neither (hall fruit be in the Vines, the labour of the Olive fhall fail, and the fields Pall yield no meat ; Theflock fhall be eut off from the fold, and there (hall be no beard in the/tails Yet 1 will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in tioe God of my falvation. He was feafling upon God, while he imagines the world fiarving ; he fees all things in God, though the world thould afford him nothing: That foule is well fed and taught, whichcan be rejoycing while it's own body is flarving. And inwarfrom the power ofthefword. War is the fecond evil. Famine and war goe often together; yea they two feldome goe without a third, thePeflilence,2 Sam. rionti 24.. Jer, 18.22. And though in the order of the words, famine bell= d rdátce be fet before war, yet ufually, war is the fore- runner of famine, vela, odere,per The fword cuts off provifion, and when it felfe hath devoured lt?eraphora much Alb, it leaves no bread for thofe who furvive. It is obferva- raare, gabgta ble that the original word for war here ufed, comesfrom a root, d;ur'nbello de- fgnifying to cat or to devour, and fo by a Metaphor it Gbnifics to norat honimart fight or ltrike with the fword. And the reafon, why the fame corporaan bell f inutud ham¢- word, which fignifics war, lignifies to eat,is becaufe the Sword is r;.erdevarant fuch an Eater or rather a Devourer, and it eats two ways. &:ob¡umane. Fir1l;the Sword eats up the bodiesofmen,drinks up their blond, difpeoples a Land. And then Secondly, It eats up and confutnes the fruits of the earth, and henceWar is the mother of Famine.. Therefore we find, that when. the greatpeace and fo the plentyof theChurch ofChnia is prophe.
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