Though there be a natural cause of this warmth, yet there is some what of God, yea, much of God in it. The effect of that natural cause dependeth wholly upon the concurrence and power of God. That Speech of the Prophet to the Jews newly returned from Babylon, and neglecting the Lords house, while they too much attended the building of their own, doth fully evince this for truth (Haggai 1.6.) Ye have sown much, b•• bring in little (naturally they that sow much, should bring in much, but God can stop the influences of the heavens, and the increase o• the earth, & though the seed time be great, •he harvest shall be small) again, ye eat (and then sure they we•e satisfied; no, saith the Prophet, ye eat) but ye have not enough; which not only implieth that they had not enough to eat (though that might be a truth) but, that though they did eat enough, yet there was not a nutritive virtue in the meat, it did not content o• satisfy the stomach & •enue their strength: He adds, ye drink but are not fi••ed with drink, which also implieth, not only that they had but • little to drink, but tha• their drink was not comfortable o• thi•st-quenching to them. Lastly (which is the instance of the text) Ye clothe you, but there is no warmth. What was the reason of all •his, That they did eat and had not enough, drink and were not filled, put on clothing and were not warm? The ⟨p. 561⟩text gives answer (v. 9.) Because I did blow upon it, or blow it away; that is, I sent out a curse which blasted all your creature enjoyments, and blowed away the comforts and usual efficacy of them; so that ye had only a shell without a kernel, or only skin and bones without the marrow and fatness of all, my favour and blessing. That our clothes warm us, as well as that our meat and drink nourish us, is from the blessing of God.
Though there be a natural cause of this warmth, yet there is some what of God, yea, much of God in it. The effect of that natural cause dependeth wholly upon the concurrence and power of God. That Speech of the Prophet to the Jewes newly returned from Babylon, and neglecting the Lords house, while they too much attended the building of their own, doth fully evince this for truth (Haggai 1.6.) Ye have sown much, b•• bring in l•ttle (naturally they that sow much, should bring in much, but God can stop the influences of the heavens, and the increase o• the earth, & though the seed time be great, •he harvest shall be small) again, ye eat (and then sure they we•e satisfied; no, saith the Prophet, ye eat) but ye have not enough; which not only implyeth that they had not enough to eat (though that might be a truth) but, that though they did eat enough, yet there was not a nutritive vertue in the meat, it did not content o• satisfie the stomack & •enue their strength: He adds, ye drink but are not fi••ed with drink, which also implyeth, not only that they had but • little to drink, but tha• their drink was not comfortable o• thi•st-quenching to them. Las•ly (which is the instance of the text) Ye cloath you, but there is no warmth. What was the reason of all •his, That they did eat and had not enough, drink and were not filled, put on cloathing and were not warme? The ⟨p. 561⟩text gives answer (v. 9.) Because I did blow upon it, or blow it away; that is, I sent out a curse which blasted all your creature injoyments, and blowed away the comforts and usual efficacy of them; so that ye had only a shel without a kernel, or only skin and bones without the marrow and fatness of all, my favour and blessing. That our cloaths warm us, as well as that our meat and drink nourish us, is from the blessing of God.
