19. Unbelief of God is a slander against him. To question the ability of
one who is manifestly Almighty is to speak against him. These people were base
enough to say that although their God had given them bread and water, yet he
could not properly order or furnish a table. He could give them coarse food,
but could not prepare a feast properly arranged, so they were ungrateful enough
to declare. As if the manna were a mere makeshift, and the flowing rock-stream
a temporary expedient, they ask to have a regularly furnished table, such as
they had been accustomed to in Egypt. Alas, how have we also quarrelled with
our mercies, and querulously pined for some imaginary good, counting our actual
enjoyments to be nothing because they did not happen to be exactly conformed to
our foolish fancies. They who will not be content will speak against providence
even when it daily loads them with benefits.
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