' lafiances of ·. applying the promifcs. 0 F THE that he is worth,he leaves him ·worth nothing, · he playes.the extortioner with him, afier that manner deale thou with the p1•omifes, for they are rich, thereisa price in them,he thou as an . . extortioner to them·, takeout wharfoever thou needefi:) or wring it out of the promifes, ,as it ·were~ Nowwhen a man is poore and needy, let himgoetothe rich"promifes, .and be as an 1 opprefforto them,that is;confiderthe promifes to the urmofr, fee the utmoll: riches that is con 4 tained in them,and theywill make thee rich. A– gaine,draw out.the utmofi: of ·that milke that is in t:hern,.and it'wil exceedingly revive and corn fort thee:for example, (that I mayalittle open . it to you )lacobwhenEfru met him, and his heart began tofaint,(for,faith theText, he fia- , redexceedingl~)hisheart,beganto faile him now and what did he?Hedidgoe and fucke confo· lation out ofrhe promifes: for thus he reafons with the Lord, Lordthou haftfoyd thau rl?ilt doe . mee good; now he ll:ayes himfelfe upwitq this, andhegotfo much firength with this milke, that he was able to wrell:le with the Lord all night, and would not let him gowitho.ut abief. fing, this promife fuftainea him, from whence he fucked confolation and ll:rength,(or thou haft faydthouwilt do megood, therfore lam refoived · I am fure, I amupon goodground, I wiUnotlet theego without ableffing. And foAbrabam,when hewa~to offer hisonely fonne, what fhould he donow~Herehewasdefolate,poore, and nee– dy, certainely his heartco:-Id not b~tb,e -r~~di;e · ' fo .-- . •
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