An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…

If he hears the croaking cry of young Ravens, who have no intention to pray to him, how much more will he hear the believing cry, the deep groans and sighs of Saints, who set their faces purposely to pray unto him, and seek his face. This poor man cried (a man rich in grace doubtless he was) and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

If he hears the croking cry of young Ravens, who have no intention to pray to him, how much more will he hear the believing cry, the deep groans and sighs of Saints, who set their faces purposely to pray unto him, and seek his face. This poor man cryed (a man rich in grace doubtless he was) and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Fourthly, Note; If you would have supply in your wants, you must ask it of God.

When you are in want, whither soever you go, if you go not to God, you go to a wrong door: The Ravens tell you whither to go when you are in want; it is not to this or that creature, to this or that means, to this friend or that, but you must go to God for help; and if we have help any where else, and not in God, our help is worse than our distress. Wants are an evil of ⟨p. 304⟩affliction, but the help we get out of wants in any way, with neglect of God, is an evil of sin, therefore cry to God. The Lions are said to seek their meat from God, and here the Ravens are said to cry unto God; the young Lions and the Ravens, will condemn those, who in their distresses do not cry to God the fountain, but run to broken cisterns. It was the sin of that good King Asa, that in his disease he sought not to God, but to the Physicians (2 Chron. 16.12