)OZ. An Expo(itiot~, wit/, Notes 0bforvat. 4· ·4· ·Again, From that [To day or to morrow, and w.e Will ta.rr.) · the-r.c a -year,] Carn11! men are not one!y confident of pre(ent, but futUre Wtlfare; ·Which arguech an heart fiupidly fecure, and utter– ly.infenfible of rhe changes of Providence: Jfoi. ; 6. I 2. To m(Jrrow {ball be .uthisd.:ey;an.dmuch more abundam!y. Pja. 49. 11. Their S •. , d' inward·thought u, that tlaeir houfes /hall continue· For ever. Men p 111f;lllllf ICS I . h . 1 fi . h . J' h f p 1 g1 1 t.r 5 ~it.u ove to enJoy t etr carna corn ortswtt out mterruption, thoug to p1$ta} & q :e~ti .. death, or change. P Every day is as a new life, and bringeth fuffi– die demit m· a~ cient care with it; we need ·not look out for fo long time: But ~~qua pan 7! 1 • worldly men in their cares do not onely provide for the mgrrow, ta~ ~ hrmc 1f- b h · J. · ff.J1i d 1 1 (I h [tt~ qtu m vi• ru 1 Ct ~ neh:·a_yea:~m th·Jeer. p.oJl. e b10m ; . 11 o not one y pe~et ,~m-. 11 imtH diem 1evesmt e1rp1·eJent appmeJs, utwt not{omuchas 1 uppo_;ea cum mvrte di- chanrre. · vidimul, Se.. rVe n·ill continue thtTe ,J ?J"otn~r.,~t!, We will Jailor· it there. neca. Hechid1y lnlbnce.th in Tradmg, and accommodateth his words ro the Merchants profeffion : becaufe too often, and too too fenflbly, are thefe c:~rnal thoughts,hopes, and confidence found in Merch:mts, .and men verfed io worldlyTrading: though he intendeth to fpeak againfi all forrs of Rlen, that undertake any thing in the confidence of their own wifdom and indufl:ry, without the leave and bleffing of Providence. Therefore obferve hence, Ohferva'. T~ J. From the lettuof the place, That Merchants are very !sable to though; J mza difcourfes Javoring of carnttl prefumption and con– fidence : In their Burfes and Exchanges they are always talking o~ Wares, and Gain, and Traffique, without any thought of God: Hofe.'l 12. 7· He ua Merchant, the ba!la'nces ofdet·eit are in hu hand: In the Original, he is a{anaanite. {anaans poflerity, upq See s amwl on whorn the c~rfe fell, was rnofi happy in this courfe of life : q and BrHha· tt~> his beina driven out of the Land by the Ifraelites into the Mar·itime · P1Jad!cg tl:c fc- To:ns, th . ywere moPe famous for Navigation. Tis your ordinary · cun pa1 r, . 1 G d 1 · h h Callmg to go from place ro p ace, take o a ong Wit you w ere e'er y'Cm go. Of all men you fhouH be mofl: cautelous: In yo~r commerce be mindful of God, andof your (elves; ofGods Provt– dencc, and your own frailty, that you nei (her be too much in the world, nor coo confident of your own mdullry. 2. From the fcope of the whole VerCe, That •tis a vain thing Objt1'~. z. · h h l f p . to promije our [elves grea't matters W~t out t e eave o~ . ro~tdence. To fay, We Will go, V..'e will do tbm and thm, tts ~m; for we arc not Lords of our llves, nor Lords of our own achons : P[til.
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