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346 Duties to be performed by them that ask daily bread. pointeth at our felf -love, whereby every man deli - reth good things for himfelf although many times it be with the loffe of others: And in acknowledge- ment of this our evil inclination, we are to pray un- to God, that he would give unto us, &c. that is, not onely to me that pray, but alfo to others; and not onely private blefiings to private men, but alfo publick to the commonwealth, as peace, plenty, profperity. 9. When we are taught to ask bread to be given to us, and others by us, to day, this Iheweth r. our immoderate defire in providing for the time to come, and 2. our delay in helping and relieving the neceflities of our brethren : In refpeT whereof we are to pray, that the Lord would this day give un- to us , and by us unto others as occafion thall be offered. Thefe wants we are taught to bewail, and in the fenfe of them we are taught fervently to ask in this petition thofe gifts and graces. The fecond The fecond common duty is, That we ask thefe commondu- blefi'in s in faith. And this faith is twofold: r. ay is Faith: g e- E. general'. nerall, whereby we are to be perfwaded that thefe bleffings do not happen by chance, nor are purcha- fed by mens indufiry and means, but that they are the gifts of God, and that he both can and will be- llow thefe bleflings upon his children as is molt ex- pedient for them, Heb. i I.6. fpeciall. 2. But efpecially there is a fpecìall faith requi- red, whereby we are in particular to be perfwaded and of 'ured, that the Lord will grant unto us our particular requetl, yea and in that form which we make