... 170 6 ' ) Wheth~r~R be coment •With Gods provi!ionfor vs? - , S~mile. ' 'j from it, and knocke fo little at his .doore by prayer,and feeking to him'." for, ifthou beleeveft him tope Allfufficient, thou wouldell: be abun. dantin prayer,thou wouldell: take a lirticdme to · looketo others, thycbiefebufines wo_uld be to looke tohim,notonely in praying to him, but in , (er:ving him,and pleaftng him :Weknocke ar his dooreas well by the duties o£obedience, as by .p~ayer, .and fee king to ·him; ifthou thinkell: him to beAll-fu.fficient,why dodhl-!ou not do this r: Againe,jf.thou thinke-him to be CAll~ft1fici· ent; vyhyarrthounotcontenrtooz. at his imme– diate finding ':" Putthe cafe hedeprine thee ofall thingseife, and -do -wirh.thee,..as parents -do– with their Children, who .giue tqem not a·pen– ny in theirpurfe, buttellthem they will provide for them, why art thou not content that God fhouid do fo ~ What if he firip thee of.·all thy wealth,ofthyJibeny,ofthyfriencls,fo that thou canfl: looke for nothing but imm~diately at his hands, to feed theeas he feeds theRavens-; and · theLyons;ifhebe .AU~[ujfcient;why doftthou nottr.uft io him, )n fuch a cafe, .and.refi.vpon him~·· 7 · Again.e,I<Hlly,ifthouthihkdr·GlJito be All- .Whtther we fitl1/cient when thou haft any fervice or dutie lookete e. J''-.IJ• ' ' ventsindoiAg ·. to .do,either belonging to God, Qr •man, why ourdutie? ·· , dolt thou notrefoluevpon thedoing ofit withoutlookingro the confequentwhatfoever it be~ For.if.he be.- t:All-fujficient, then :aJl ·our care · lhould betodo O:urdutie, .and to leave the fuc :. celfe tohimt. •
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