Chap.41. an Expof.:tion upon the Book of ] o B. Verf. is. 707 silver are the Lords, and that the Lord faith exprefsly, The Per to mine, and the gold is mine (Plag.z.S.) Thirdly, If all be the Lords, then the Lord is able to fupply the wants of all who wait upon him, and to fupply them plenti- fully. The Lord fupplieth the wants of all creatures. The Lord keepcth a great hou'le he feederh all that he bath made, he pro -. videth food for Leviathan, be fati e h VMS y living thing (T 145, a6.)and (Pfal.ax5. 6.) the Lords, but the earth barb be given to the children of men ; that is, whatfoever of the earth the children of men, that is, men in common, or mankind, have, the Lord hach given it to them; and feing his own children have need of it, Cutelyhe will not deny it them. The Lord (I fay) bath given the earth to the children of oxen ; and if the Lord bath bellowed the earth onmen, as men, then muchmore bath he the earth to bellow uponhis own chil- dren. Chri(l in his Sermon uponthe mount (tat. 6.5z.) aifu- reth them of it, Tour heavenly father knowetb that yehave need of tbefe things. Food and oloathing is in your fathers hand,your father is rich, he is-rich-indeed, and therefore he can fupply your wants. If childrendo but remember, that their father bath fuch and fuch lands and houfes, they think they (ball be well provided for ; how muchmore may a godly man fay, my father bath a great deal of land, the whole earth is his, and therefore I (hall provided for ? The Aponte improves this polition twice (r Cor. to.)Ficfl, to make ufe of our liberty, in eating svbatfo- ever is fold in the fhambles, asking noqueflion for confcience fake ; for (faith he) the earth is the Lords, and the feeling's thereof( verf. 26.) He makes ufe ofit, Secendl.y, toperfwade us not toabufe our liberty (ver. .8. ) Bat if any man fay unto you, this raoffered æn facrifice unto idols, eat not for his fake that fhereod it (do- not offendhim) and for confeience fake (donot offend thy felf) The earth is the Lords, and the fullnefs thereof. As if he had faid,vvhy (hould(l thou trouble thy felf or others,bu eating fuch meat?feing there is enough to be had without rudoin ór tuch earth r the Lords. may(l take thy choiceall the world -over, fo This grand Affertion carrieth in it great encourage- meat, tobe much in the Lords work r Why ? becaufe he is able to give us a good reward.Vfe (hall not need to fear any lofs of la- bour indoing whic we do for him, he can recompeace us fullyy,
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