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Of the means to obtaine contentation. 465 good, more loffe then profit, our heauenly Father, and molt cunning Phy.fition would neuer haue denied them veto vs. And this argument our Sauiour Chrift vfeth to remoue car - king care,and worke contentation,bccaufe our heauenly Fa- Matth.6:3 z. ther knoweth better then our flues of what wee (land in need. Secondly,let vs confider,that as he belt knoweth what isfit for vs, fo he is omnipotent, and therefore molt able to fupplie it; and as he can giue riches without contentment, fo alfo is he alike able to giue content without riches ; for it is he himfelfe rather then his gifts, that doth fatiate the heauee Iercm.31.zy. foule, and replenífheth the forrowfullfoule?bith ioy, as the Pro- phetfpeaketh. And thefe two things knowne and remem- bred, may make vs reti with content vpon his abilitie to doe vs good; for ifhee knoweth what is bell for vs, and hath power alto to giue it, who can doubt of his fufficiencie ?But though he be Godall- fufficient, and therefore able to pro - uidefor vs, yet how may we reti affured that he will doe it? Surely this is no leiie certaine then the other; firlt, bccaufe his loue towards vs is infinite, as being our gracious Father in Chri(l, who hath loued vs fo dearely, that he hath giuen ¡obo 3.t6. vnto vs and for vs, his only beloued Sonne,and that to fuller for vs death, even that bitter and fhamefttll death of the eroffe, that he might worke the worke of our redemption ; and thus heloued vs, not when we were friends and chil- Coloff..r.zr. dren, but (rangers and enemies. From whence we may con- chide with the Apo(lle, that he who hath giuen vnto vs his Sonne,when we were in the (late ofemnity,cannotpofliblie Rom.832. deny any thing which is good for vs to receiue,feeing we are now reconciled and become his friends.Secondly, his will is manifelted byhis manifold and gracious promifes, whereby he hath vndertaken to minifer vnto vs all things that are good ;fo the Plalmifì faith, that if we feare the Lord, there is ¡' Calme 34.9. nothing that isgoodfhallbe canting veto vs; and that the Lord our God is our fanne andfhield, wbogiuethgraceand glorie, and wtthholdeth no good thing from them i hat wake vDrightly. Our Sauiour likewife hathpromifed vs, that if we firti feeke the Matth6.33. kingdome ofGod and his righteoufneffc,alloutward things alfothal be miniulred unto vs.And the Apo(lie telleth vs that H h we