364 Whettit is to li'vcby Faith touching the Gen.3a.io mercy, admiration of' Gods pxovifion, and contentation with the lean blefïìng of God. 3, Thirdly, Byfaith we are taught, that man livethnot by Deut.s,3. breadonly,but by the providence of God,andhis blcfìîng Matth,4,4, uponhis own ordinance,It isnot the nature of the thing it lafal.><s4, z 5 felfe (imply to nonri fh ; ifGodsblefïing be not upon it,it canafford no refrefhint.Bread flrengthens,wine comforts the heartbyhis ordinance and application ofthem to that ufe : but theblef i g is not in the creature, it comes from above. Bread nouriffieth when it is Gods hand or memes toconfer ílrength andvigour : but if he plucke away his Hof.4. r o. i hand, it is but adeafe nut. Thou maifk cate, and not be fil- Hag. 1.5,6. led ; .drinke, and not be fatisfied. Thus it is notedof the Ifr Mich.6, 14,1 5 aaelitef, The Lord fed themwith Manna, but fent lean- Pfal.io6,c 5 neffe into their fouIes. This perfwafion,finking deepe into the believingheart, taketh it off the creature, and lifteth it unto the Lord in I 'Tim,q.4, Garnett and pertinent prayer, that he would ofhis grace I vouchsafeuntous, as leave toufe his creatures, fo his bief- fngupon them,that the food we receivemay do us good, we feeling the nourifhing vertue thereof, and that with joy and cheerefulnefï`e. The prayer offaith,for Gods blef- ringupon the creatures,when they are fet before us fhould be no leife earnef},thenfor the mercies themfelves ifwan- ting.For there is no more poffibility in meatealit felfe to nourifh without Gods blefling, then itis for man to live without meate. 4 Fourthly, It teacheth tobe heavenly-minded,labouring to tafte Gods goodneffe, and feele his gratious pretence Beta armor. with our fpirits at our fweeteft #eafts. And this is the beft major.ini.rim 4.5 fawce toall meates, which giveth thêthe daintieft realifh. Hofea, n.9. When we fit downe to meate, we came to a lively Ser- monofGods bounty and love: for the bread we feed up- on is not ours, but theLords, all the provifion are gifts of Calvin.in Plat. his mercy in JefusChriff. And the more fenfible the crea- S.Verfes tures arc,themore pleafant anddeli htfome to our palate; Maller,ibid, the more fhould we be affeeted with thefenfe ofGod loveand favour. Fifty,`
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