fi Couetoufnes, Care,Contestation. Trialiof our may (bone fee what faith is in.vs. This triall muff bediligently taken inprolperitie ,lead /nabin Gods if we neglefuic, our faith doe failevs inaduerfitie. Forif weedonot inthcgood dayftorc providence vp onr feluawith comforts,we fhal be ernptie in the euill daywhen it commeth. Ifnipro- fperitiewe let our delightonheauenly things, we Mall eafily want earthly things, becaufe caxeto;fiiefre we neuerfet ourhearts on them. But if our delightbe in riches , then alliiredly whenthey bondange- are taken from vs , our faith mutt fade vs, becaufeour ioy is taken away with ourriches, Your. Beware then of couetoufneffe, whichis a finne when all other finswaxe olde,thisàaxetlt young in thee:for we feeday lymany freedfrom other vices, yet fouly fpotted withthis. z Wemutt take heed that weindent not with the Lord, but limply glue vp our felues tohim,and leekethe grace ofGod at alltimes,and with allour hearts,andlet vs askeother things as itpleafethhim. For when wegeuctlsefeoutward things tothe Lord,thenwilihe fooneftglue themtovs againe. Salomon defired wifedome , and God gane himwifedome which hisheart defired, and riches which his heartdefired not. O happy man, if withall he haddefired thefeare oftheLord. Abraham gaucthe Lordhisfonne Ifaac;theLord then The readio t gaue ¡par to Abraham againe : So the readrettway toobtaine outwardthings at Gods may teobtaine hand, is togiue themvp to the hands of the Lorde, not thatwe sisuft commit them to the temporal! Lord with this condition,for that were tomockethe Lord,butwith Abrahamwe'oughtto ble/fng'. gluethem tohim freelywithouthope to receiue them againe; andyet being content en re- fpeaof the Lords gloryandwill with thewant of them : and then if they begood forvs we ¡hall hauethem, or elfefome fpiritual grace,which with thebetterThal fupphe thewant. C'arkingcare, Therefore the cakingand greedy care of theft things, is left tothe godlefle whichareig- norant ofthefiirgiuenelfe of Clams, andof Godsprouidence: Earthly 3 Wee maynot aske earthly bleffing3 asfignes of Gods fauour : neithermull weee- blcßngs ns fleeme the want of thele things astokens of his difpleafure. Againei the lord often kee- fgnes ofGods peth thefe things fromvs,for that wewould abufethem,andfet more by them then by fpi- faxoar. ritualithings : yea theLord holdall vswithout thefe, that we mightefleeme hisfpincuáli graces the more,that fainhis good time wemay haueboth together. q. Weesnuft vieandnot loue, that is, wee maynotfetour hearts onthe creatures of God, t.Cor.7.35. Wemxlfrake S Seeingfaluation is our ende,all that hindersfaluation,Mull be raftoff, whetherit bred howand be marriage, farming,trying of oxen, or anyother thing lawfullinitfelfe ,ifeueritpre&fe towhat ridwe vsdowne, Heb. r z. na.the Joule ismadefor God, "andtherefore confidering the veryna- vje things law* tureoftheobie&,we hadneed haue a fpeciallvigilancy ofourloue toanyotherching. It is fxflmthem' likea purgation whichmuftbe taken inquantinei and inacertainemeafure, that sepurge lilacs, notout aswel goodhuindurs asbad;And as therewas &it coueringofgold in the Arke, and thenof Badgers skinnes;fo our moreprecious louemuft bebellowed onGod,his lone muttchiefly poffelfeour heart. It is laid, to the brit Epiftle to theCorinths.orhGodcare foroxen? Nay thisis written for our iniruófiou: and yetit iscertainethat God dothcare for oxen, butin refpetof that carewhichhe hathformanitis nocare : So'arewe totake no care ofoxen inrefpeél of him. WowChrift tallethvs. CH A'Y. TS. ,. Of argencralland#eciallCalling. Hrii dotb palieby vs, feevs,and éallys,ivisenweitdc refpea Min. Inlaw cafes; and points ofPbyficke wegoewith our belt feete, wewilldo all our felues, or els fue by fomefpeciall friendeo them,whncanfarre lellè profite vsthanChrii can: butinChriftianitie, vnleflc and himfelfe corne andringa loudepeale inour cares,wee neuer vouchfafe tobee Chrifhians. 'It istherefore well with 'vsthat Chriifo comes weal; frnnersto repentance : for hemaycome frombanal and returneagaine often,before wt lecke himor call uponhim. a It is certaine,Paradile is our natiueContrie, andwe in thisworld Lieas exiles and as
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