47o Ofthe meaVar to odtaiee eantentat¡o,, be alwaies ready when hee calleth for thee to giuea recko- ning achyflewardfhi , §,Se61.II. Yeabut the Lord ifhe would, might haue made meeho- The reafbns nourable and humble,rich and gracious too, he might haue veil the Lord giuenmeabundance ofhis ifts andamind alfo to vfe them ,na/¿ub not all well ; and feein g others haue both, why haue not I as well as his children rich inall they? But who art thou O manwho difpurefl with God! trorldlybe- (hould thepot fay to thepotter,whyhail thou mademe thus? nefrpp, Though there were no other reafon why thou haft not re- ceiued there double giftsof profperity and grace,but Gods foie will, it were fufltcient to fatisfie vs, feeing they are his free and vndeferuedgifts,which he may iuflly bellowwhere he pleafeth.For may he not doe with his owne what he will ? or isour eye euiil becaufe he isgood ? Is it not enough forvs tobe feruants ofhis familie, vnles we be flewards and chicle officers? lhould we not ratherbe thankful' for recetuingma- ny benefits,then repine becaufe wee hauenot receiued all ? doch it notfuffice vs that we are made partakers ofhis chiefe iewels,and are adopted fonnes and heiresofour eternall pa- trimonie; vnleffe wee haue alibi feruants wages, and alarge fhare inearthly trifles ? and can we notbeecontent that the Lord bath giuen vs leaue to goe to heauen, if wee maynot allochufe our way? But confider further that thou art not fcanted ofany thing thou delirefl, becaufe the Lord isnig- gardly in his gifts;for his bountywas fuch, that had it not beenour owne fault, wee might haue been partakers of all: for in ourfit-ll creation he gauevs graceandglory,vertue and happineffe,abundanceofhis bleffings, and holy wifedome andpure affeElions wherebywewereenabled rightly to vfe them. But by our fall in the loinesofour flrfl parents, wee brought our felues into the Rate ofcorruption,whcreby wee lofl all right both to fpirituall graces and worldlybleffings; and are wee not well though for awhile wee hauenotboth, ifthebetter part be reflored vntovs? Byour finnewe haue fo difordered Gods blcffings, and diuided hisgift, that very feldomehis fpirituall graces and temporali benefits \vì11 rcfl- rogether,vnkffe bythe fupernaturall and admirable worke ofhis holy fpirit theybee.reconciled ; and would wee daily haue.
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