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IT was a good rule of him that bad us learne to pray of beggers; with what zeale doth this man sue, with what fee∣ling expressions, with how forceable importu∣nity? When I meant to passe by him with silēce, yet his clamour drawes
words from mee; when I speake to him, though with excuses, rebukes, denialls, repulses, his obsecrations, his adjura∣tions draw from me that almes which I meant not to give; how hee unco∣vers his sores, & shewes his impotence, that my eyes may help his tongue to plead; With what o∣ratory doth he force my compassion? so as it is scarce any thanke to mee that hee prevailes. Why doe I not thus to my God? I am sure I want no lesse then the needi∣est; the danger of my want is greater; the almes that I crave, is bet∣ter,
the store and mercy of the giver infinitely more, Why shouldst thou give mee, O God, that which I care not to aske? Oh give me a true sense of my wants, and then I cannot bee coole in asking, thou canst not bee difficult in conde∣scending.