Chap. 30 ¿n Expofiiion upon the Book of Jo a. Verf, 4. 47 Bate him to day, andwe will eate my (on to morrow ; fo we boyled myfonand did rate him ; and Ifaidunto her on thenext day, give thy fn that we may rate him, and the bath hid her ton. This was a fad fuite Yet not only Idolatrous Samaria; but Idolatrizing7e- rufalem was reduced to this wofull exigence , as lamenting ?ere mie reports it ( Chap. 4. Jo. ) The hands of the pitifull women bsve (edden their own Children, they were their mente in the de- ftrut-tson of the daughter of my people. Thus hunger bath corn- pell'd parents to fill their bowels with their own bowels, and of mothers tobecome murderers ; Nature pincht, forgets to be na- turall. To the hungry foule ( faith Solom-'n) every bitter thing iefweet, ( Pro. 27. 7. ) And what fhouldbe fo bitter to a roo- ther,as the flefh of her own child ? yet hunger makes that fweet; even mallows, and Juniper roots, fcraps and crums are web. come to the hungry foule, while the fullfettle ¡oatbeth the honey- combe. °f,s fo in fpiritualls; The hungry foule is glad of any fpiritu- all good thing, a little comfort, a little truth though homely dreft,andbrought, not in a Lordly, but,in a homely difh, O how acceptable is it ro a hungry foule ! and how heartily fed on I while the daintiesof the Gofpef are taftleffe, if not bitter to a full foule. The moft' del i ions promìfes, have no favour in them tò an impeni ent unbeliever. He preferres his neo ffe of pottage ( any fencibie, ye, fenfuall contentment) before the Birth- right, and all the b"ieffiags which are tendered in the name of Chrift. Secondly , Obferve ; Hunger caufeth man to take any páinet for the fupply cf nature. They will dig up trees by the roots, rather then not have fomewhat to sate ; as although their fare was courte , yet they contented themfelves with it, fo though 'twas hard tocome by, yet they were content to take anypaines for it, they would not only cut up mallows, but flub up roots for it; we fay , Merger breaos through flone walls, that is, a hungry man oppofeth all impediments, a..d With utmoft endeavour to be fatiafied ; Hun- ger clothnot only compel! to eate mallows, and juniper tons', when
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