Book I, 89: On Israel

Had Israel, in her want, been truely humbled,
Isr'el had prayd, & ground to heav'n; not grumbled:
But Isr'el wanted food. Isr'els complaint
Could not be servent, Isr'el being faint:
Isr'el gets food: Now Isr'el is so full,
That her Devotion, and her Zeale is dull:
Lord when art thou in season? When's the time,
To doe thee service? When's our Zeale in prime?
'Tis alwayes either not full ripe or wasting:
We can not serve our God nor Full nor Fasting.