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Of projycrltie. 29 other places. The giucr therfore Both fufficientiy commend the gift, and comming from Moles a reward it muff needes be good. Secondly, the Lord loneth and raketh e delight in Pfal.; 5.zy. the pro(jierity of his feruants,asthe Pfalmifl plainly affirmeth; and it is the good of his Saints, and not their hurr,where= with he is fo well picafed. Thirdly,profperitie in it felt is a motiue caufc to make vsréder to the Lord prailes & thankf- giuing, and is the Pubic& matter ofour Hymnes and religi- Pala r sal. T ; ous fongs,as may plentifully appeare in the booke of Dauidr Pialmes :now as it is good to praife God, fo that is good for which wee praife him. Fourthly,theferuants of God haue prayed veto him for thisprofperitie,and that both for themfelues, and allo for the whole Church. Of the former wee haue an example : Pfal. ti8. 25 .O Lord I pray thee fanePfal.uS.xp. now :O Lord '!pray thee giue now profJieritie.Of the other: Pfal.5 22.7. Pence be within thy ivaIles, and pros ,eritielbithinPfa}.izi.7. thy palaces. Lady, it is made a figne of Gods fauourable prefence with his feruants,and thus the Lord is Paid to haue been with Iofeph ,fortbhatfoenerhe did he made it toprof/ser. So Gen.39.z.z3. it is faid of `Dauid,that he pro f erect andgrew,for the Lord God z,Sam.S.ro o f ho f s was with him. And of Ez,echiat,that theLord was with him,and he prof/tered in all things' phich he tooke in hand And thus it appeareth that profperitie in it Idle is good : 4.Sec7.4. but being confidered in our vfe, it is not abfolutely good, That prolperitie but indifferent,both in refpe& ofthc fubie &and the vfe; for inrefpeEt ofour it is good to the good,euili to the cuill ; good to thofe who vfe,u °fan tn- well vfe it,and cuill in thole who abate itvnto finde. In the dfferet natr.re. former refpe& profperitie is good when it is enjoyed by a faithful man,who being in Chrill,hath recouered that right in all Gods bleflings which we loft in Adam. In the other, when it commeth veto him by liwfull meanes, as the gift and blefling of God; and being etiioycd, is fan &ifed veto him by the word of God and prayer : as alto when as it is moderatly loued and dcfired, with a willingnes to hold it, as long as God will,.and weemay bylawfull meanes ;and with contentednes to leaue it,when it pleafeth -God to take lob"' it from vs. Finaily,it is good when as it is vied and imployed for the aduancement of Gods glorie, who is the fountaine end