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©ftbémeamr to oótaine cantentation. 473 God requireth,louing, fearing, trufting in, and fairing him in timplicity, fincerity, and vprightneffe of heart; feeing the Lord bath limitedthe promues of all his mercies to fuch as obferue them. So the Pfalmift faith, that nothing !hall bee pfal. ;4.g.ro. wanting which is good to thole who feeke the Lord and and37.4.and feare him; that ifwe delight in the Lord he will ggiue vs our 84.11. heartsdcfire, that the Lord will bee a fucine and íhield, iue grace and glory, and withhold no good thing from them that walkevprightly.So the wife man telleth vs it is the good confcience which makes a continual feaft;and ÿ it is the feare Pro. t ç.tçtB.. ofthe Lord, which being put into the skole with a little, waigheth downe in worth and waight all worldly riches and abundance. Finally, ourSauiour Chrift tellethvs,thatwee !hall haue from God a'fupplieofall earthly neceffaries ; but Ma1.6.33. iris vpon the condition, that we firft feeke his kingdome and righteoufneffe. Thofe therefore who perfórme chefe duties which Godrequireth, may with comfort and contentation ofmind rePt ftcurelyvpon his prouidence and promifes, be- caufe tli.eyhaue affured interefl and title vnto them; and they may ioyfully fubmit their wines vnto bis, taking all bee fen - deth in good part,feeing his mercies are fweer, and his cha- ftifements wholefome, and all whatfoeuer being forefcene and direétedbyhis wifedome, ruled by his prouidence, and applied vnto vs in loue, muft needs turne to our good, and further ourfaluation. Whereas contrariwife thofe who line in their Pinnes, and haue no defire to fettle the Lord, can ne- uer haue this true contentation, becaufe in the forme of troubles, they want this hauen to flee vnto, and in their wants cannot with comfortand affurance flee veto God for helpe, feeing they conceiue of him as of a iuftludge, who will take vengeance on themfor their Pnnes, and not as of a merciful' 'father, who will.fupplie all their wants, feeing they hue not 'litchis children, but like his enemies. Laflly, ifwee would haue contencation in all eftates, wee 4.Sel.i30, mutt as well haue an eye .vpon thole things which through The;.u,eenes is le Gods mercy we enioy,as vpon thofe things which we want; os. b cur trs of and thinke as well what we deferue,as what we defire. For ifp,elarof ur we would confider thatin our greatefi wants we inioy innu- mantr. merable.