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6	for a long time they shall feel nothing at all,

& patience, whether they will believe his work, whe
ther they will wait his time. God is absolutely
soveraigne & will be so acknowledged.

2. Affirmatively, Gods filling the hungry with good things
implyes (1) That God bestows or imparts largely to
such, he gives them a great & rich portion or
measure of his good things. Isai. 35. 1, 2. Ps. 132. 15.
'I will abundantly bless her provision. Thus David
speaks of Gods dealing bountifully with his soul,
when he was in a low & needy condition. Ps. 116. 7.
And from that abundance which God gives forth
his church & people, his friends are invited to take
in abundantly at his Ordinances. Cant. 5 .1.

(2) That God gives to the satisfaction & content of
the hungry soul. Ps. 132. 15 'I will satisfy her poor
with bread. Psal. 22. 26. Tho by what they enjoy their
desires after more are not worn out, yet they have
soul-satisfaction, delight & contentment in what
they enjoy when God fills their hungry souls with
good things. As Prov. 13. 25. Those good things they re-
cieve from God they are sweet, refreshing, satiating
& replenishing to their weary & sorrowful souls.
Jer. 31. 25.

(3) it implyes that it is Gods wonted manner to bestow
largely of his good things to the satisfaction of hungry
souls. It is Gods way to deal with men to
relieve & give forth to the needy, that in the sense of the
want are hungring after supply. God does not al-
wayes do it that he may maintain his soveraignty
but he does for the most part do it because he
delights to show mercy to those in necessity. Psal.
146. 7, 8, 9. {sequ. 28. 5. 1678.

R 1. Because God loves to make Mans extremity his Op-
portunity of shewing mercy. To help when there is
none to help, to be seen in the mount. Gen. 22. 14. to
help his servants when their power is gone Deut.
32. 36. to show himself a powerful & gracious
Savior in hopeles cases. When the poor & needy
seek water & their tongue fails for thirst, then to
open rivers. When the dry bones ly scattered upon
the ground then to bring flesh & skin upon them
& breath life into them & make them stand on their
feet. When Isaac is bound upon ye Altar then will