Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture

First: See here the love of a Saviour, that Heavenly Pelican, who feeds us ⟨p. 185⟩¹with his own Flesh and Blood. You read Lam. 4. 10. of pitiful Women who eat the flesh of their own Children; but where have you read of Men or Women that gave their own flesh and blood for meat and drink to their Children? Think on this you that are so loth to cross and deny your flesh for Christ; he suffered his Flesh to be rent, and his Blood set abroach for you; what love like the love of Christ?

First: See here the love of a Saviour, that Heavenly Pelli•an, who feeds us ⟨p. 185⟩¹with his own Flesh and Blood. You read Lam. 4. 10. of pitiful Women who eat the flesh of their own Children; but where have you read of Men or Women that gave their own flesh and blood for meat and drink to their Children? Think on this you that are so loth to cross and deny your flesh for Christ; he suffered his Flesh to be rent, and his Blood set abroach for you; what love like the love of Christ?

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Secondly: Learn hence a ground of Content in the lowest and poorest condition allotted to any Believer in this world. It may be some of you live low in the world, you have hard fare, and are abridged of many of those sweet comforts in the Creature, which the Enemies of God abound in; but still remember, you have no cause to envy their dainties, and be dissatisfied with your own lot and portion, when not many Nobles or mighty in the world feed as your souls do feed. O what a feast have you! What dainties do your souls taste by faith! Whilst others do but feed upon Ashes and Husks, what is the flesh of Lambs and Calves out of the