Pn tit.°r the fecond Sunday inLent. fakenof all. Ser.17. Eraefamesevades inTerra , spJecapitegere. w,whenhe hadfpent all, there arofe¡great Dearth throughout that Land, andhee began tobe inneceflt:e . It fofell out, that it was ahardyeare, whereupon he be- gan to fuller hunger,poucrtie, and extreame want. Therewas no fuch necellity that this fhould haue proouedfo hard a yeare vnto him ; for, aprouident man would haue prouided for adeere yeare; well,for want of that,he fee's himfelfe now inwant. Whilef} Sampfn had his ftrength about him,heewas courted by Dalida, andThee made much loue vnto him ; but when Thee found that his force failed him,Jhebegan to vexehim andto mucke at him : and whenThee hadher pur- pofe the cared nota pin forhim. WhileftDauidwas quietin his Kingdonie,Shi- mei durft neuer reuile him ; but he no fooner fawhim flie from Ierufalem halfe naked,and withone fhooe off ( as they fay) and another on, but that this his ran- corbrake forth, whichdurst neuer thew it felfebefore: Andmaking pofthafl,he hies himout of the Citieafter him, and there beforeall the people, venting the gall ofhis long conceiuedmalice, hee fallsa raylingmoil bitterly againít him. IamPooreandwretched : ( Marke I pray, what followes)(MyLouers andmy gigh- bours did(landlockinguponmy trouble,andmy Kinfmenflood afarreof Many flood lookingonhim, but none wouldcome in to helpe him. Thofe friends which beforemadegreat reckoning offob, when they faw him fitting on the Dunghil, theybegan to fcorne and defpife him. Thofe Princes that were confederate with Ierufalem, forfooke her in her affliction, and left herall alone. Phi/en re- porteth, That the Samaritanswhileftthe Iewes were inprofperitie ftucke verse clofe vnto them, andefteemedof them asof their friends and Kinfemen Art thosegreaterthanour Father Jacob?laid theSamaritanwoman ; calling Jacob Fa- ther, as long as the Iewes powerand profperitie lafted ; but no foonerdowne the wind,but they wind their neckesout of the coller, acknowledgingneither friendfhip nor kindred. Of thofeFifhes which they callvigiliales, yourNatu- ralifts doe report, That when the Starres are cleere,and finebright,theycome and skipand playaboue water,feeming therein toapplaud their beautie, and to foothand flatter them; butwhen they are dimmeand darke, they likewife hide their heads and getthem gone. Of your Battsor Reare-mice(as force cal them) Fables report, That whentheBirds came to demaund tributeof them, (hewing them their brefts, they fayd they were Beafts ; And when the Beafts came to them,&craued the like,fhewingtheirwings,they pleaded theywere Birds. In a word, ucke-filuer, whichis fuch aprofeti friend vnto Gold, flies from it in theCryfole. All flie from the Cryfoleof pouertie , theywill not indure to come to the meltingpot, that is toohot a triallfor them. martialfaidofHomer, That ifhebrought nothingalongwith him butthe Mufes,heefhouldhaueTom Drummes entertainement,and be (hut out of doores. YourWhore, ifyouhaue no money inyour purfewilbid youbegone ; Nopenie (fayththe Prouerbe) no Pater-nofter. The Prodigall now fees himfelfe naked and hungrie, and what shift tomakeheknowesnot ; for, aftera fulnefle comesaFamine,and after bra- uerie, beggerie, efpecially when men will wilfully caft themfelues into it when they neednot. For he(Godbethanked)was well,had he had thegrace to know when hewas wel. And therefore faithMalachie,ffye willnot beare norcon- gderit inyour heart, togiueglorie to myname, Iwillcorrupt your Seede, and tali dung uponyourfaces 51will makeyee of tobedel fiifedandvilebeforeall thepeople. Aa tdhaftt 2'77 P/'al3 s. M¡lah.s.
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