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328 The expofition of the fourth Petition. 'nix, our. wh;fotte our bread, is that portion of temporal! blefings breaeth. d cg"'fi" which God bath affigned to every of us to be attein- ed by good and lawfull means, Prov.30.8. Whereas our Saviour diredeth us to ask for our bread, he teacheth us, r . To be content with that lot and portion which God afligneth unto us,and not to covet other mens goods. 2. That we get our goods by lawfull means, Ephel. 4.28. For that onely is ours which we have got by lawful! means, as by in- heritance, or by the works of our calling, &c. that we may eat the labours of our own hands, Pfal. t 28. 2: And if we mull eat our own bread, we mull walk diligently in our callings : for he that will not labour let him not eat, 2.Theff.3. to. And verle 1.1. he ex- horteth them that lived idly , and therefore inordi- nately, that they would work with quietne9,- and eat their own bread. 3. That God would give unto us a profitable ufe of thole things which we have. Ma- ny men want even that which they have; and there- fore had need to pray that God would give them even that which is theirs already, Eccles 6.2. A man is not Paid to have that which he doth not ufe: Matth. 25. But we are to pray not onely that we may ufe and enjoy his gifts, but alfo that he would bleffe the ufe and fruition of them unto us.. For when a man doth with comfort enjoy that which he path, it is the gift of God, Eccles 3.12. and 5. 17,18. and therefore to be begged of him. TbV ai, ;(nov, our daily bread. What is. This word is diverfly expounded. Some expound meant by ,daily bread it fuperfubftantiall or abcve fob: fiance: that is,thatbread which