. -. ' J 'Treatife of Calling's. J69 i ;;;;;ght, that the feeking & defire of>boun- A rhu bath them: andfuch are the gifts offaith, dance,pl<tfeth notGod,The Lord cornmanofrcpenrance,ofrhc fea.re ofGod,& rhe Jou~ IDtut..t7. deth the king by expretfe bw,_that he lhould of God & man. Tile fecond kind of bldiings x6,J7. nor multiply his horfes,n6r h1• filucr& gold: which be in rcfpe6t, are fu(h as aie good in ' it is not here rhc intenrof God ro bar Kings ,rhcrnfclucs>bur not good to eueryperfon thlt from reeking for things (ufficient to mainhath them:fu-ch ;,rePiches and abeundancc'of raine their kingdomcs;bur to moderate rhea worldly things: 'J."f,us thm I an( we;; Eucry atfellions,that they feeke not for that·abounblc!ling of God may bee fought, iffo bee I dari~;e wi:lich may ferue to mainraine, not know iris a blelling to me:rherforc l ,may Jaw I one, bur rwo or three kingdomes. If God .fully fecke for fa-ith,& repentance, & all [uch fend aboundancc ofthings more dun needgiftsofGod,as >te fimply bliflings." But wer , faric to Princes, they may receiue them at ,"~:y nor [eeke foffuch things, as are oaclyi the hand of God, & they arero berhankfull efli!tgs in fome l-efpctl;, vnlctle We can fay: chcrforc:but kings thcmfelucs may not feek:.c they arc bleffings to vs: afword or a knife are tor more, then which is fufficient for thctr good things in themfc.lues,& luue rhcir.vfc:• dl:arcs. but they arc not good m the hand·ofachdde, Now if this be thcdutie of rbc Prince,•rhen B or ofa mad rrian, beca.ufe rbey may thereby ' much inore is it the dutie of the people: and hurcthemfdttes. And fo arc riches good in fubieCts in kingdomcl 0Jould conc.cntthe~nthernfelues,hut not for cuery man::md there- [clues, ifthey hauc a.s much as will prouidc fo.rc nofurrher eo be fought, then we know them'foadc :ind raiment,and thus much lawthey are good and profitable fer vs. fully may they feeke for. As forexamf'le, a Secondly,it jg al!e.adged,when men do feekc mall:er Ofafamily, may with goocl confcu:nce for aboundance,rhey finde ir,and God would feekc for that meafurc ~;,f wea1rlt, as fhall in nor giue it them,vnlelfe it were a blcffing:be· Chril.tian wifdoinc be rhoghtmeere to main· cau[e,whacfocurr isofGod 1 is good.I at1fWer, tainc him &his family,wich conuc:nientfood firA: of all,rhar God in giuing aboundance to and raimcnt:hauing obtained thus much, a che couctous man,is void of al blamc;for rhe1 pawfe muft be made,"!'d he may not proceed qucll:ion is,of the mans fee king & receiuing, further, co mlar~e h1s dhte 1 by feekmg for not of Gods giuing.Againr,whCGod grants that aboundance t ut may well ferue his own aboundancc to fome rhat feeke it, he giues a houfe and a (econd,or many f:~.milics more.le blel!ing,butlike to the quailes which he gaue ' may b'e here dem_anded, how we are to judge ro the lfradites, that btought2 plague with what is (ufficient for any man? I anfwer,'v~e C them: for God ofrendmes giueth tcmporaii mull: eftimate fufficiencie,not by rh< affe£\16 bleflings in his wrath, Thirdly, it.may be alof couecous men,for then nothing thall euer leadgcd,that God harh made apromi(e toebe (ufficier:but we >re to proceed by the fame uery righteous man, chat hec lhall receiue arnle in this manner,as in like cafe ofapparcll. boundance:riches and rrcafures fhall be in his Pr.l.u> Becaufe the word of God hath giuen no parhoufe(fairhD•Mid) & therefore hce may law· !. ticullr rule,how cucry man or woman fhould fully feckc for riches.£ anfwer,tWO W2ics;firfr, be attired : therefore our rule mufr be rhe eX"' rhar by riches in rhe word of God isofcC vn~ ampk&judgement ofthe godly,& graueme der(lood things ncccffary, and not aboun- & women of our cilare and order.So llkewde dance.Secondly, ifriches be taken for aboun.- for afufficiencic in rhings ofrhis life,ourrule dance J 1anfwer, that promi{cs concerning rnuO: be tha common judgement andpra[Hfc cemporall bl<:ffings mufi bevnderftood with . of the moll: godly,ftugall,and wife men with exception of the crofl'e and chaO:ifemenr: and whoffiwc: line: :md that whicb they jn good therefore d1e meaning of rhe Pfalrnifi is,dut conff:ience judge fufficient and necdfary for riches o,all be giucn to the righteous, vnldfe cucry tnan,according to h.is.pbce and calling, D it be the will ofGod to exccrciie and rry him that is eo be eftecmcd fuffictem. And here we by want & pouerty. And that this place mufl muG: remember, not to make one rule for thus be vnderflood, it appe'am plainly, He~. all men, tlut things fuffidcnt fbr one lhould J 1·37· where feme arc commendcd, becauf(' be fufficicnt for all: but euery man mufl bee they endured poucrcy by f•ith , wandriug rncafurcd according ro his condirion and de· coo and fro in (hecpc-skins and goarc-skins. grec. For as one man is abouc another in deAnd Laz.Arus when bee died, was receiuc:d grcc 1 more or Jctfe, (0 tO one is more required into .A~r,b~tms bofomc, rhough in his life for fuffidencie then to another.But the coue~ time hce had not fo much as crummcs from rousman may ~xcepr. and fay, Eucry gift of the rich mans ubJe , to fcede l1is body. Now God may be loughr for: But aboundanee:is then if the promifc were abfolure, cuery man chc blcfiing and gift ofGod, and therefore it mightfeekc for abou,ndance,and cuery belee· I· may be fought for.I anfwer,We mufl: ditlinuer fhould haue it:but feejng it is c6dirional, guiOr rhe blcnings and gifts of God; Come of & we arc vncerren whether it 'lvil pleafc God them arc limply bleilings;and fomc o.nely in to cry vs by want or no; therefore wee may \ refpcC\, Thofe which are limply blcflings arc l nottCck for aboundancc. Fourchly,it may bt: fuch gifuand graces of God as are nor onelyt alleadgcd, thae euery man mull: doe good to ble~mfelues,butalfoin euery man theChurch and Common-wealth,& therforc he
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