6. Food and Raiment are not hard to be obtained. I do not mean with respect to our endeavours, but God's Blessing: for in these things God will not forsake us. We have a Heavenly Father, who knows what we stand in need of, Mat. 6. 32. They that have least from God, have ordinarily Food and Raiment vouchsafed to them. He will not leave his People to unsupportable Difficulties. Our Condition is tolerable, if not comfortable. 1 Cor. 10. 13. He hath wonderful means to help, when all their Supplies are removed out of the view of Sense. It is notable to observe, the Israelites were not plagued when they murmured out of Want, but when they murmured out of Wantonness. Real wants we may rationally presume will be supplied, not Fancies and Carnal Appetites. As for Instance, Psal. 78. 2. Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wrath, and a Fire was kindled against Jacob, and Anger came up against Israel. Therefore: why? when he had taken care to supply their wants by giving them plenty of Water out of the Rock of Horeb, and by sending Manna in the Morning, and Quails in the Evening; yet they fell a murmuring and complaining, preferring their Condition in Egypt before that which God had brought them into. They must have a Table better furnished with Bread and Flesh, they were clogged with this Manna, not contented with a Provision for their wants, but required a satisfaction to their Appetites. This highly displeased and provoked God, and brought very sharp punishments upon them. So again Psal. 106. 14, 15. They lusted ⟨p. 239⟩exceedingly in the Wilderness, and tempted God in the Desert, and he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their Souls. Their Minds ever and anon ran upon the Flesh-Pots of Egypt, and because they had not that festival plenty in the Wilderness, they murmured as if Moses had brought them out of Egypt to die there, and God must show more Miracles, not to supply their Wants, but to pamper their Lusts.
6. Food and Raiment are not hard to be obtained. I do not mean with respect to our endeavours, but God's Blessing: for in these things God will not forsake us. We have a Heavenly Father, who knows what we stand in need of, Mat. 6. 32. They that have least from God, have ordinarily Food and Raiment vouchsafed to them. He will not leave his People to unsupportable Difficulties. Our Condition is tolerable, if not comfortable. 1 Cor. 10. 13. He hath wonderful means to help, when all their Supplies are removed out of the veiw of Sense. It is notable to observe, the Israelies were not plagued when they murmured out of Want, but when they murmured out of Wantonness. Real wants we may rationally presume will be supplied, not Fancies and Carnal Appetites. As for Instance, Psal. 78. 2. Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wrath, and a Fire was kindled against Jacob, and Anger came up against Israel. Therefore: why? when he had taken care to supply their wants by giving them plenty of Water out of the Rock of Horeb, and by sending Manna in the Morning, and Quails in the Evening; yet they fell a murmuring and complaining, preferring their Condition in Egypt before that which God had brought them into. They must have a Table better furnished with Bread and Flesh, they were clogged with this Manna, not contented with a Provision for their wants, but required a satisfaction to their Appetites. This highly displeased and provoked God, and brought very sharp punishments upon them. So again Psal. 106. 14, 15. They lusted ⟨p. 239⟩exceedingly in the Wilderness, and tempted God in the Desert, and he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their Souls. Their Minds ever and anon ran upon the Flesh-Pots of Egypt, and because they had not that festival plenty in the Wilderness, they murmured as if Moses had brought them out of Egypt to die there, and God must shew more Miracles, not to supply their Wants, but to pamper their Lusts.
