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What is meant by Gods giving us daily bread. 3 3 3 Papifts that vow voluntary poverty, whereby they become unthankful! to God and unprofitable to men. But our Saviour teacheth us to follow the middle courfe, and commendeth to us a moderate defire of that which is neceffary and convenient for us, both for our own fuftenance and alfo relief of others. Now the fame meafure is not neceffary and con- The fame venient for all men in refped of themfelves. For meafure is co there is a neceffity 1. of Nature, quatenus homo, as ent not for nven all í- we are men; 2. of Perlon, quatenus folus efl, vel merk. familiars habet,as a man is alone,or hath a family; 3. of State, quatenus efl perfima publica vel privata, as he is a publick or private perlon. The neceffity of na- ture, which is content with a little, is fatisfied with food and raiment, 1. Tim. 6.8. Butthe neceffity ofan houfholder or one that hath a charge, requi- reth not onely that which is necei Try& convenient for himfelfbut alfo for thofe that belong unto him: every one being bound to provide for them, i.Tim. s. 8. The neceffity of Bate requireth that which is convenient for that condition and calling wherein God hath placed him. Every one therefore is taught to defire and by prayer to ask that portion of tempor ll bleffings which is neceffary and con- venient in refpea of the neceffity not onely of na- ture but allo of a mans perlon and place. And there things we are t o defire, not onely for the fup - plying of our own need, but allo that we may have to communicate to the neceffity of others : Ephef, 4. 28. Prov.5.15,16. Aas 20= 33. The'neceffi- ties of others are either private or publick; and thole