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340 Duties to be performed by them that ask daily bread. their worldly delre. 2. That it be not immode- rate or joyned with covetoufneffe, which is an infa- tiable defire of having more, vtfcvs ct. 3. That it be not joyned either with difiruft in Gods providence, or trufi in our f}ore,Luke 12.20. 4. That we fet not our hearts thereupon, Pfal. 62. I o. 5. That it be done neither with injury to our neighbour nor neg- le& of our poore brethren. 6. That we lay up our goods to good ends, that we may have not onely to fupply our own wants and to provide for our fami- ly, but alto to relieve the neceffities of others. Object. r. But Chrift forbiddeth to care for to morrow, Matth.6.34. `11nfw; He forbiddeth KitipYav, which is carking anddis- trufifull care. 'pbjell. 2. Chrift biddeth us not to lay up treafures on the earth,Matth.6.19. and forbiddeth us to labour for the meat which peri/heth, John 6.27. 1 of . I anfwer, Thofe fpeeches are to be underítood ovyxprnYWs, in comparifon of fpirituall food and hea- venly treafures, &c. And fecondly, that we fhould not affet or efkeem any worldly thing as our trea- fure, but rather the righteoufneff'e and merits of Chrift in heaven, and thofe fpirituall and heavenly graces whereby everlafting life is obteined : For where the treafure is there the heart will be alibi And thus have we the meaning of the words. Theduties to be performed inprayer. We ought to I. To ask temporali bleffings of God. 2. To ask ask tempo- them aright. tall bleffings ®f God. For the ñrf}; Men are not to have this conceit, that temporali bleliîngs are not to be asked of God, as