V E a. z8. Ephefan:r, Chap. ¢. 553 therefore not tochafe the wind; and take upour felves with new no things, but we muff fee that our labour beabout that whichis lawful! and fruitful!. The fourth thing to be noted is the biding of God which is upon labour; work; that ye may have not only for your felves,but for others alto; notethcn ,. That walking in our calling, by the keying of God ù beneficial) unto us; labour is painful! , but God doth fweeten it with abourin our the gaine it bringeth: Thediligent handmaketh rich Prova 0.4.He chat Godsb'cping tills his ground(hallbe fatisfled: The diligent hand(hallrule, Prov. 2.24. cotes a&ciasl Thefoule ofthefluggarddefireth and bathnothing, but the diligent Pule (ballbe madefat, Prov.13.4. Theheathens could fpeak thus much, that thegods fold every thing for labour:And the Scripturedothgiveus ex- amples, as towhat Iacob role from nothing by thebleffing of God on his diligent travail: For this muff be knowne, thoughPaul taketh this for granted, that our labour (ballnot befruitleffe; yet this, that it is com- modious, doth not come from our toyling, but the Lords bleffing, Pfä1.127.1,2.Except the Lordkeep thecity,thewatchman watcheth but in vaine, Prov.i0.22. The bleffingofGod maketh rich ; elfe we /hould fifh with Peter all night and takenothing. For God though he will not have our calling negleéfed,which were to tempt him , yet he fufpen deth all thefucceffe of them upon his bleffing , that while we lacke things,our truft muff be in him,that when wehave any thing,we might thanke him,not our hands,forthat were to facrifice and borne incenfe to our own nets. And this confideration fhould comfort us in our travailes, ifthey yfe, fhould bring nogood tous, we might fay, As good play far naught as ! Is mould workfor naught. But feingGod doth accompany them with his bief- á g labour. ling, ourplough muff not (land fill : He that keepeth a ftgtree ¡hall eat. Prov.z7., 8. thefruit ofit, Prov. 27.18. And we maylawfully confider this for our encouragement, r Cor. 9.10. He that (tweth foweth in hope to be s Cor.g.so, partaker ofthat he hopeth for: yet thoughwe may have thefe ends, not tocharge others, tohaveofour owne , to be helpful! to others, yetthe principali end mull be toglorify God; elfe as we fayof hunters that look more for the roaff then the (port, it isbut pot -hunting ; So this labour that loakethmoreto our ownbacks & bellies,then to Gods glory in the obedience offaith,is but pot labour, befeeming Heathens rather then Chriftians. Butit maybe laid that many true labourers live molt poore labou- objet, rers. Concerning s/lnfw. t. This mull fo be taken as commonly for the molt part the poverty of manypainful' true, not univerfally. labourers. 2. Again, that which is apoore lifecompared to others more rich, may bea good comfortable condition to the labouring man ; for no mansprofperous lifeBoth ftand in abundance. 3. Many are poorea while, though labouring, yet God at length Both bleffe them. 4. Ifthat povertydoe dwell with them, then they mull fetdowne , that
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