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2. The heavens showering down rain in such unusual abundance, as thereby the fruits which the earth hath brought forth are destroyed: especially in harvest time. We have few instances hereof in Scripture: For Judea was under an hot climate: so as oft they wanted rain, but seldom had too much. Our Northern, cold Regions of the world are most punished with over-much rain: which oft causeth dearth and famine. Yet that this unseasonable and overflowing abundance of water is ordered by God, is evident by that great instance of the ^egeneral deluge: and by that extraordinary instance of ^fthunder and rain, that at Samuel's prayer fell in a day of wheat-harvest. This phrase, ^gA sweeping rain which leaveth no food, showeth that of old there was such immoderate rain as caused famine. And this speech of the Lord himself, ^hI will rain an over-flowing rain, and great hail-stones, showeth, that God ordereth immoderate rain.

2. The heavens showring downe raine in such unusuall abundance, as thereby the fruits which the earth hath brought forth are destroyed: especially in harvest time. We have few instances hereof in Scripture: For Iudea was under an hot climate: so as oft they wanted raine, but seldome had too much. Our Northerne, cold Regions of the world are most punished with over-much raine: which oft causeth dearth and famine. Yet that this unseasonable and overflowing abundance of water is ordered by God, is evident by that great instance of the ^egenerall deluge: and by that extraordinary instance of ^fthunder and raine, that at Samuels prayer fell in a day of wheat-haruest. This phrase, ^gA sweeping raine which leaveth no food, sheweth that of old there was such immoderate raine as caused famine. And this speech of the Lord himselfe,