4.32 TheEye istheStore. (}n the fourth __ 1 haute of Fauour. ' Fphn.5, t,b.,7,t9. . that they wanted (hip-room,or apt thewind was againfithem, they ranonbit thither outof all Cities,and camethither beforehim,waiting forhis comming. Our Saviour being difimbarkt,went vp tothe Mount,faying vnto bis Dilciples, Retta whae. He went forth to fèethe people that followed him, and when bee faw them, beeingmooued to pittieand compaffionof them, becaufethey were like Sheepe that had no Sheepheard, hee entertained themwithmuch courtefie and kindneffe, and hauing inflruceted them inmany things concerning the King- domeof God, heafterwards cured thofe that were ficke. And whenthe day was now ftrre fpent, his Difciples camevnto him,faying, This is a defert place, and now theday is Lure paffed, therefore I pray youdifmiffe them and let them depart, that theymay goe into the Villages andTownes about , andbuy them bread, forthey haue nothing toeat : but he anfweredand faidvnto them , It is betterthat yee fhould giue themto ear. When ferias hadliftvp his eyes . Tobehold one earnefily is a token of loue and care : and herein our Saviournot onely(hewed a tokenof his affeétion, but alfoof his prouidence.That it is a figne of Loue, Efiher faidvntoKing Alarms, if Ihavefoundfavour in thefight of the King : firdid take the eyes to beethe Ar- chiveof fauour ; and therefore did petitionhim, That hewould entertaine her fuitwith the eyesof grace and fauour. ThePrinceof Poets painting forth Iu- piters fauouringof the Trojans,beingdriuenby tempeft onthe Affrican Coati ; exprefethitthus Libia drfrxit luminaregnis :. Inclining Dido's ; breft totake pittieand compaffionof them, and to fupplietheir wants , and to feafithem inher famous éitie ofCarthage. That it is a tokenof Prouidence,Tues Statuewith threeeyes doth exempli- fie it vntovs ; beholding things paft, things prefenr, and things to come. This agreeswith that other , Firmabefuper to oculist meos, I will fixe my eyesupon thee. But this looking here, muff be a lookingwith care and attention : and therefore wehauehereaSeeing and a Seeing, it isecchoed and redoubled vnto vs , Cum fubleuafet oculos, &vidifet, videns vidit affi dionemfuam : Vide Domine, &con- fiderame. There arefome eyes which looke, but doe not fee : Of the rich Foóle lob faid, He openedhiseyes andfoundnothing. Your Faresfleepe wtth their eyes open; andHermolaue reporreth the likeof lupiters Guard. Ofyour images and Idols Dauidfail, Theyhadeyes, but didnotfee. And S. Lakefaithof S.Paul, Beringopen eyed helawnothing. Others there arewho fee, butwill not fee; thefefee a pooreSoule, but turne their eyeafide from him, becaufethey will not fee him : contrarie to ¡demons çouncell, Turne not away thyneeyefrom the Poore. Theywill notaffoord them theireye, left their heart fhould follow after; fuch men willnot take notice of the wretchedeffate ofthePoore, leftthe pittifulnesoffo miferablea fpeétacle might chance tomoouethem tocharitie, anddraw fomething out oftheirpur- fes. Saint Bernardcites theSpanifh Prouerb; Ojos que noveen,coracon quenoquit- bra, What the eye feesnot,the heart rues not. Boazknew well enough thegreat wantand neceffitiewhereinRuth'and Naomi lined ; but hee did not relieue this theirpouertie, becaufe hedid notfee it : but when he faw theone ofthemglea- ning theskattered cares ofcorne that were left inthe field,his eyeswrought vp- on his heart,andtaking compaffion ofher, hee aduifed his Reapers , That they fhould purpofely leaue force caresfor hertopicke vp. o Lord ( laid Martha to our Sauiour) Had/l thoubeene here mybrother had not beene-dead; for haditthou but feenethy fcke friend,and the afllidionofhis forrowfull lifters thyferuants, thou
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