83 PROVERBS. al. to. andChies, and fcrpents, andwickedpeople, howmùch more will he exceed in goodnes towards his owne Tonnes and daughters.? z Secondly, godly men are;indulirious and diligent in their callings, and fotheir laboursarebletiedwnto then ; and their prudentfrugalitie and thriftincs makea wayforthe increafc of .í4.z1. theirfub(lanceand polrellions. Foradiligent handmtk Ath rich: and irsalllabour there is abundance, as dtuers texts ofScripture dotc(lifie. Thirdly, godlines bringethcontentment, and their.minde is 3 6 fatisfied with their allowance, be it muchor little, ,iuffly iud ging that,tobc.enoughfor .them r(forfo God doth mike itto be) whicKotherswould murmure at, as an incompetent, and Ia. ¡toothorta pittance for.theirbungrieappetites. Thaw learmi faithPaul, snwhatflatefocuer lam, therewith to be content. AndI can deabafed, andIcan abound : euerywherein all things, Iale in- frul'fed, both to befish, and to6.1 hungry, and toabound, andto luxe want: Secchapter. to.v.; J. 4 Nott+ifitedwith ettilt,&c. Nothing that is hurtful! can befall any man that is godly. When potiertie would turneto his annoyance, hemaybe well allured thatheMall neuer bepoore : when fickneswould be noxious, and harcnefull, hishealth (halbecontinued : and the like may br.faid, ordifgraces, ofmolcliations, oflotÍe of friends,or whatfoeuer maybe incommodious vntohim. ¡;l The te(licronie of the Prophet, being in fubflance Gods 119 i6f. promife,isoflargeextcnt,faying,they thatbrie thy lawe$,allbaue greatprorneritie, andthey ¡hail hauenone hurt. And thefpeech of i .S.'92 ,E/ph is to fob, isofno1mall force,whenhefaith, he(halldeliver thee infixltro.: bier, andin thefeuenth, the totalJhallnot touch thee. In f amine, be fhalldeliver theefrom death : Ard sn 1iaitdl, Tom the power ofth,¡word. Thou /Zialtbeh4 from the fcourgeofthrtongme, and tboa /kilt notbeairaideofdeflruElionwhenit comueeth. eueryone that feareth theLord,is greatlybelouedof him, more then the dee childofthe kindcfl father, orthc fweete(l babe ofthe tendere(f mother, his eye is atwaíes vigi- lant for their fafetie,, his watchful] prouidence continually guarding k
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