768 eA'Treatife of[ailings. I rhefamily of Chrill, char men fer their mind:! A. an.d bring fonh contc:ntacion.An example of on the world, and make rhemc:lues feru:ants thtt we baue in l•b, who in the midll of his ofriches, which R1nuld rather fc:rue thC.Our rroublet,faid,I•&.r.>r.The Lordgiutth,•nd th< Sauionr Chrill faith,7ht SAhbAthw.u ,,J, f•r L.,d t4l,tth_..,.,, ••w bltj[edb"h' n•m"f''' tt~lllf1 ~C~d nqt nun for thl Si4b~4th ; then much· L•rd:let vs m thc:(c: wordcs marke hii coctc:nmore nches were m:1.de for man and not man tation , and the caufc: thereof: n1mely hi5 for riches. Againe, couetous an'd worldly de· per(wafion, that God himfclfo did lay that fires are againfi: che order ofnarure: for when affliction vpon him,in which perfwafion be· w~ecome inro the world, we bring nothing ing fetled,he giues thankcs to God.Secondly, w1chvs,andwhile we hue her::Nacure is con· we mull labour to be reiolued cucn in confcirented with little: and when we die, we mull: ~:nee wirh D4~t~i4,tbAt GoJjJ 11tr portl~111thac is, carrienoching withvs, but acoffitl, or awin~ rhat God the f;rheri• our father, Chrillle· ding nJCer;why then fhould we fee our minds fus our Redeemer, and the holy Ghot\ our fo much on earthly things?Again,che gart'o( fanl'bfier and comforter: herein we muft fetheaucn is ftraighc,&. rhc way na!'row,fO as we rlc our confcicnccs 1 and then may we fay as mull bee faine eo ll.ruggle md creepe before D•Nitlfaid, Pjitl.16.6. I h••,.g••dl;htrit•ge: we can make any cncran,c,&: deny all chat we B and we fhallfinde our minds more !Ctled and enioy.Now when in the works of our calling contented, with any dhte good or bad rhat we jnred only eo get wealth, we do as it were befalls vs by the will and appoinrmct ofGod. fer barrcson hcaucn gates,&: loade ourfclues All men are well pleafed with healch,liberty, with burdens,which make vs vnable to palfe, wealth;and•fwe could be able in rrurh ro fay, Therefore fprciall care mull be h,d, that our the Lmlil *Jparti••,we (hould be well pleaf. time& calling be not fpenr in gacheringearrh ed with ficknetfe,boadage,and pouerry. And ly treafurcs.And eucry man in his calling may rhus are we to indure our fclucs eo c0cc:ncaci6. rcmidic: this vice,and rhe praSi(crhereof, by Now for rho better rell.rainlng of our af- ~oing chcfc cwo ducies. Fir!l,he mufl: reftrain fc&ionsfrom the world, rwo things mol\ be his attion from che world~ Secondly, hee donc:6rll. ofal,we mull in rhislifc rcfolue our muftcurneand difpofc it cob~trer things.For fclues to feek for no morc,butthingt that be the firll,our affeelionis likeaf<a,which,being necdfary and fufficient forv• and ours.Forto fuffered to paffe his bankcs, oucrllowes rhe fecke for aboundance is not lawfull, neither wholecouncrey:and rherforeto keepe our de· doth it lland with good confcicncc, which I fires in compaffe, cucrymsn in hisplaccand proue on this manner.We may feekcforrhat calling mull labour forrwo things: 6r!l, for C which we may pray for: but we baueno war· contcnration,fo faith the holy Ghofl;Ltt ••• rant to pray for aboundance : for things ne· H,b IJ.f 1•HrC~nlltr[AtiDnbe in eiHtloNfoeffi,il•t lueontl•l celf>fy & fuf!icienr,we haue warrant topray, witb tb4t whjch1'" hAHt. This contcncarion is u.Ag11r doch,Pr111. 3o.8.Gi•1"'' 111ithtrpNUr# chc ctl:eeming of char parti(ulareA:atc wherin IJ IIOY rifbtJ,fttJ till 'With j111k t~•NIIIilfll for 1111• God harh placed VJ,to be the bell of al ellares .1\nd Chrift caught vs eo pray on this manner, for vs chat can be. A nocablce,;:arnple ofrhis M•ttb.6.II,Giw ~~ thu d•J"" J•iiJhrt•d:char verrue we haue in the Apo!lle P•NI:who had is,bread for our fubllmces,or fuch bread as is learned in wharfoeucr dbtc he: was,cherwith fufficicnt eo p.refecucour liues. And S. P4MI to be content. And therefore: he f3.irh,Phj/,4t plainly condemnes the defire ofriches, that r.Tiln.f ,J1,1 J.. I cAn lu 4h•ftd 1 ~nd I 'li" Aho~t~nd, tHerJ is, ot thing' more ehen nccciTary, affirming whtrl 4ndJn 41/ things I drn inPrl4flld6oth ID !le1 that fuch as dcfireroberich,falinco the iiurcs fuU,.nd to he hu,gr7,to ttbiHnd,AnJ t6 hAIIt WAn f. ofrhe diuei.Some haue obferued I> wonders This which P•ul praCiiled, i< foonc faid, but in theMannaofthe lewes.r.Thechildren of RuiFL~. not fo foone do·1e.Now chat we for our parts Iftael were fed with it, 40. yeares. a. To rhe. cap.u. may atfcr his cxlmple be cvntenc in eucry e~ godly it tailed according to eueryone his de·) Hare of life, we are eo pcrforrnc chcfe duties. fire. ;.To thevngodly it waslouhlome.4 AI Fidl;wc mull: labour ro fee aparricularproui. Gomar ofitfufliced all llomacks: S• Whethet de-nee ofGod,and to haue experience hereof men gathered more or lctfe,they had fill mea.! inall thing• rhat come to patfe. Jn health, lUre., neither more nor lelie, chat is, aGo-' wealth, and liberty, all men acknowledge a mar full. 6. Two Gomarsfull beforetheSab· prouidcnce;but in the connarydlares of tick· bath, on otherday<S but oneGomarful.7.ft ne•,bondage,& pouerry, &c.rhc blind world fell euery day,but on the Sabbarh. 8.It melr· feeth no prouidcnce, no~oodndfc ofGod; ed in chc fun,and was hardened in the fir.e.9. "01urs vp all cho goodnc e of God in health It was kept many yeares in che Arkcvnputri· and wealrh. But fuoh as profdfe the knowfi~d. 10. Being prcfcrucd til rhc morrow 1t pu.- ledge ofchc troc God, mufi better acquaint rrific<l,excepc on the Sabbach.Ir.He that ~a· themfelu~s with this prouidcnce and goodrhered leaft hJd his Gomat full. 12. Het ar netfe ot God,and labour ro feele it, as well in gatherod moll, had but his Gomar. Now ticknes as in health, in want as in wealch, in by rhe moll of rhefe wondm, and fpecial· perfecurion as in ],berrie and peace. And lly forthat Manna laid vp rill the h<Xt day ptt· when we c:ln in fome good meafUre do this, trified,and chareuery Jew had hu competent experience of diuine proujdcnce wiU brcede meafure,were his labour more or ldfe,we arc tauj!hr ,a
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