L 1 !l, XI X. Samariaes famine releeved. 111~ A this doubt: Timorous beam neveubiuk themfelves fure J rhofe that have nofaith,- had need of much fenfe. Thofe few horfes that remail!<, are fenr forth for difcovery, they find nothing bur monuments offrightfulneffe,pledgesoffecuriry. Now Tfr•tl dares iffue forth to rhe prey; There (as ifche SJ•ians had come thither to inrich them) they find granaries, wardrobes, rreafures, and what ever may fetve tit her for ufe o( ollentati<i>n: Evccy Ifradite goes away filled,laden,wearyed with the wealthy fpoile. As fcarcity breeds dearth,fo plenty cheapne!fe. To day a meafure offine llower is lowermed,then yellerday ofdung. The diflrullfull Pecre ofTfr•tlfecs this abundance according to the wordofthe Propher,but enjoyes it not : he fees this plenty can come in at the gate, though the B windowes ofheaven be not open. The gate is his charge: the affamifhed Tf••tlitts prcffe in upon him, and beare him downe in the throng : Extreme hunger bath no refpcctto greatneffc. Nor their rudeneffe bur his owne unbelief bath trampled himunder feet. He that abafed the power of God by his dillrull, isabafcd worthily to the heelesof the multitude: Faith exalts a man abovehis fphere; Infidelity depreffcs him into the dull, into Hell: He that bcleevcs not is condemne~ !!ready• . Nn.nnn3
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