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33 What to meant by Give, this day. veth, but his fleward and almoner: and therefore howfoever thy goods be thine aini in pol fsiort, yet art thou to make them common xh(711, in aft, by doing good to all, but efpecially to thole of the houJ1 old of faith. And as we are to pray that we may be able to help others,fo being able we mull remember to diflri- bute and to do good : for with [tech facrifices God is pleafed. What is meant by this day. This day, dptfeip,as Matthew,or as Luke fpeaketh, 7a r8' ñvo.p, that is, in diem, for a day : h. e. quan- tum huic dici Mc* , fo much as fufficeth for this day; or, as others expound, according to the day: that is, Give unto us that which isfit and convenient for ot4 in this our prefent eflate. For we need not the fame things at all times; the time of adverfity requiring other bleli'ings then the times of profperity. But the fenfe in Matthew and Luke is the fame, Give us that bread which is convenient for to this day ; or, Give us that which is convenient and neceffary for this day. Now whereas our Saviour doth teach us thus to pray; Firfl, he putteth us in mind of our frailty and mortality, who have need day by day to be fed and fufleined of the Lord. And fecondly, he putteth us in mind of our duty , that as children we fhould come every day to our heavenly Father to crave thofe things that be needful! for us. And thirdly,he teacheth us not to be diflruflfully 'carefull for the time to come, but every day to depend upon Gods fatherly providence, being affured that when he bath nourilbed us to day he will not be wanting to us to morrow. And herein, as in many things elfe, the