Tt',eSouks e`fcauaYcaging to Chriff. ly it(king to God for furc:3ur, he receiveth more fuccour fi om the Lord, againff all thefe troubles and trials: David wasnever tempted to that bale luff in thewilderneffe, when bee was purfued by Saul, becaule then he fought daily to the Lord, and had aid and fUceour from him ; but when he was it eafe.in hishoufè, thenhe grew deadhear- ted and6relef1'e,ar,dwas overcome in profperity: men truft to themfelves, and therefore they are foiled, but nowperfecutions and troubles make a man fee himfelfe helpleffe in regard ofhim- felfe ; and therefore he goes to the Lord, and fo is fupported and fuccoured by the Almighty, Eriy 2 6, i 6. Lord in trouble have they viftted thee, theypawed forth a prayer when thy challcning mat upon them ; God cannot be viuited in the timeof proffperiry,whenwe are full and aforehand, but in the timeofadverfirieand perfecution, then they will powre forth their prayer, not drop out an idle lazie prayer,but pray with fervercie,and im- portunsty,and fo finde favour; fo the Prophet ¡c- reolecomplains, Ihave (token to thee in thyyo.uth, but thou haft denied toheare mee; in ouradverlty, then Clodsmercieand truth may take Tomeplace in our hearts, but in the rimeofprofperitie,then we turne thedeaf: care upon him, and we thinke wee have enough of our felves, as it is with the trees, tie winde fhaketh them, and foe the Cap comes more to the root, and it fettles more firm- ly into the earth ; but now ifthere comes a great drought, or an exceeding heat, that cloth take away both fop and root,and all : fowhen the foule is
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