Ofthe means to obtaine contentation. 465 good, moreloffe then profit, our heauenly Father, and molt cunning Phy.fition would neuer haue denied them veto vs. And this argument our Sauiour Chrift vfeth to remoue car - kingcare,and workecontentation,bccaufe our heauenly Fa- Matth.6:3 z. ther knoweth better then our flues of what wee (land in need. Secondly,let vs confider,that as hebelt knoweth what isfit for vs, fo he isomnipotent, and therefore molt able to fupplie it; andas he can giue richeswithout contentment, fo alfo ishe alike able to giue content without riches ; for it is he himfelfe rather then his gifts, that doth fatiate the heauee Iercm.31.zy. foule, and replenífheth the forrowfullfoule?bith ioy, as the Pro- phetfpeaketh. And thefe two things knowne and remem- bred, may make vs reti with content vpon his abilitie to doe vsgood; for ifhee knoweth what is bell for vs, andhath power alto to giue it, whocan doubt ofhis fufficiencie ?But thoughhebe Godall-fufficient, and therefore able topro- uidefor vs, yet howmay we reti affured that he will doe it? Surely this is no leiie certaine then the other; firlt, bccaufe his loue towards vs is infinite, as being our gracious Father in Chri(l, who hath loued vs fo dearely, that he hath giuen ¡obo 3.t6. vnto vs and for vs, his only beloued Sonne,and that tofuller for vs death, even that bitter and fhamefttll death ofthe eroffe, that he might worke the worke ofour redemption ; and thus heloued vs, not whenwe were friends and chil- Coloff..r.zr. dren, but (rangers and enemies. From whence we maycon- chidewith the Apo(lle, that he who hath giuen vnto vs his Sonne,when we were in the (late ofemnity,cannotpofliblie Rom.832. denyany thingwhich isgood for vs to receiue,feeingwe are now reconciled andbecomehis friends.Secondly, his will is manifelted byhis manifold and gracious promifes, whereby he hath vndertaken to minifer vntovs all things that are good ;fo the Plalmifì faith, that ifwe feare the Lord, there is ¡'Calme 34.9. nothing that isgoodfhallbe cantingveto vs; and that the Lord our God is ourfanneandfhield, wbogiuethgraceandglorie, and wtthholdethnogood thingfrom themi hat wakevDrightly. Our Sauiour likewife hathpromifedvs, that ifwe firti feeke the Matth6.33. kingdomeofGod and his righteoufneffc,alloutward things alfothal be miniulredunto vs.And theApo(lie telleth vs that H h we
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