A barren rock for man with prayer to plough?
In. His anger be averted! we judge not god
Evil, because our wishes please him not.
Oft our shortsighted prayers to heaven ascending
Ask there our ruin, and are then denied 401
In kindness above granting: were’t not so,
Scarce could we pray for fear to pluck our doom
Out of the merciful withholding hands.
Pr. Why then provokest thou such great goodwill
In long denial and kind silence shown?