The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

2. The second affliction of poverty is; he hath but little, and that but mean food, little and poor raiment, little, or no house, shelter or harbour of his own, no beast to ride on, to ease him in his travails, or to bear burdens for him. So it was with Jesus Christ, poor food, which appeareth by this, that his miraculous feeding the ⟨p. 37⟩people with that food which was provided for themselves, and that was barley bread and fish, Joh. 6.6.13. there is a lad here that hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes, ve. 13. they gathered and filled twelve baskets full with the fragments of the five barley loaves, for garments we read little, but he exhorted his Disciples to have but one Coat, and it is most probable that he had no more himself. For house and harbour, the Text saith, he had none of his own, though he had built for others. For beasts, he had not so much as a poor Ass to ride on, and when he came triumphant into the City, he borrowed an Ass to ride on, Math. 21.2, 3. alas poor King! how would his unbelieving adversaries deride him! none of the Kings and great ones regarded him, nor yet the people, only believers had faith to behold him that was behind this Curtain of poverty.

2. The second affliction of poverty is; he hath but little, and that but mean food, little and poor raiment, little, or no house, shelter or harbour of his own, no beast to ride on, to ease him in his travails, or to bear burthens for him. So it was with Jesus Christ, poor food, which appeareth by this, that his miraculous feeding the ⟨p. 37⟩people with that food which was provided for themselves, and that was barly bread and fish, Joh. 6.6.13. there is a lad here that hath five barly loaves, and two small fishes, ve. 13. they gathered and filled twelve baskets full with the fragments of the five barley loaves, for garments we read little, but he exhorted his Disciples to have but one Coat, and it is most probable that he had no more himself. For house and harbour, the Text saith, he had none of his own, though he had built for others. For beasts, he had not so much as a poor Ass to ride on, and when he came triumphant into the City, he borrowad an Ass to ride on,