402 t.tbron.as. Two baitsat whichwomen squally bite. Nodcubt of Gods gluing, ifthere bec none in our asking Pbi[tp.4. God defirethnothing "of vibut thankfulneffe. On the Fryday after dï . + 1 mettals,&c. Thisholy King faiht, Whoam!, andwhat is mypeople, that wee 'borld beable to offit willingly after thufort ?forall things come of thee , and of thyne owns handwehamgiuenthee. None can offer vnto God, faue whattheyhaue receiucd from God ; hisprior reddit illi, fJ'retribuitur ei ? Thirdly, Chrift did lay adoublebait before thiswoman. The one, Curiofitie ofknowledge. The other, Dclireof receiuing. Twothings wherewith thatfexof theirs is fooneft taken : and asthe holy-Ghoft hath laid, That inanother third thingwo- mans appetite is infatiable ; fo likewife is it in thefe two : and forthis caufe they compare her to a Lampe,which goesfrill fucking in the oylewith which itmuft continually bemaintained. Fourthly, Gregorie Nazianzen bath obferued, That our Sauiour Chrift did putadoubt inthe Samaritans delire,forfitanpetiti, he put a doubtinher asking, but not in his giuing. To thew unto vs,That albeit womanbee couetous in receiuing , yet God is more bountifull in giuing. To receiue, is proper vnto Creatures that are in need and inwant : all Crea- tures haue their mouths ftil open,crauing their fulneffe fromGod ; and Godhe isalwayes readie at handto fatisfie their hunger. Open thymouth wide (faith the Plalmif)and I (hall fill it. Thefoule defireth but one onely thing, which is thy lelfe, ôGod, this will fuffice her : N4mvnum eft neceffarium,forone thing is neceffarie, But t' klb through it'smany longings,defireth many things ; yet let it delreneuer fomany,it (hall be foonerwearied with asking,thanGod with giuing, ifit bee for it's good. Abrahamdid entreat for Sodome till hee waxed wearieof his fuit ; and hadhe beene earnefttherein, and not hauegiuen it ouer, it may be Godwould haue fpared that Citie. Whatfhall 1returns to the Lordfor allthat hebath rendredvnto me ;1 willtake the Capoffalaation,andwill call vpon the name oftheLord. Man is difingagedbypaying, and is impawnedbyreceiuing : but God holds himfelfe fully fatisfied for thofeformerfauours hee hath done thee, to the end that thou maift craue newcourtefies from him ; hee lookesnot to haueold fcores'paid, and defiles nothing of ttieebut a thankefull acknow -. ledgemeut. And thisis the reafonwhy Chriftbecamea fuiter to this woman for a little water ; he was willing tobegof hera draught ofdead water, that thee might begofhim acupof liuingwater : dealing with' her as a father doth with his prettie little fonne, begginganapple of his child,that he may thereby take oc- cafion to throw vpon him a thoufand fauours. The Philippians made muchof the Apoftle, who thanking them for this theirkindneffe, faith, Ireioyceinyour careforme ; I fpeake not becaufeof want, for I haue learned in whatfoeuer flare Iam, therewith tobe content. Notwithftanding yee haue well done, that yee didcommunicate to myaffix&ion; notthat I delirea gift, but Idelire the fruit that may further yourreckoning.. The rendering of'thankes for onecourtefre, is a requiringofanother ; but I doe not thanke youto thisend, but that yeemay reape the fruits ofyourcharitie extended toward me. But forceone will fay, If God be fo freehanded,and fo bountifull in giuing, knowing our neceffiries, why doth hedriue vs tobeg thefe his fauours a Saint AuguFtineanfwers it thus, That God willhaue vs to exercife our felues in the petitioning of our delires ; Ytpof.'imuecapere quapraparat dare, That weemay bee madecapableofthofe kindne f feywhich God is willing toconferrevpon vs. Thomas hee putsthe queftion thus ; Either God will giueme thisor thar,or he will not giue it
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