300 The sorties efe1tualleallinf to Chrift. your from him ; yet when bee was driven to a fland,his fervants (beingworfe than their ma(ter) came tohim and faid, Wee have heard that the Kings of Ifrael aremerciful! Dings, wepray thee let se pur ropes about our neckes, andfackcloth on oar loynes, &c. Eecaufc the poore fervants were like tocome into danger as well as their mafter, they went to Aha5 and faid, thy fervant Benh.tdad faith, I pray theelet me live: and Ahab faid, is beyet alive, he is mybrother; and the fervants catched at that word, and faid,he is ler alive,and they went away rejoycing. This is a lively piûure ofabroken hearted !inner., after hebath takenup armesagainft the Almigh- ty, faying ;(hall he be atGods command? he will never dce it whilefl the world (lands; but he will have his lulls, his profit and cafe, &c. and the Lord and bee are at open warren ; and now the Lord lets in ju(lice, and bee feeth the anger of God bent againft him, and even frowningupon liirn,and the wrathof the Lorddogginghim from day today, laying thou artan enemy tome (faith the Lord) and I will be anrnemy to thee. Now the foule feeth that he cannot avoid juflice, nei- ther canhe beare ir, and therefore thefoule rea- Ions thus : I have heard that though I am a re- bellious finner, yet none but fanners are pardo- ned; he is a gracious God,and therefore the foule falls downe at the footfloole of the Lord, and faith, Oh what (hall I doe ! What (hall I doe unto thee, Oh thou preferver of men ! and the broken hearted and terrified firmer craves that he mayyet live in the fight of the Lord. And at left
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