12.6 \ ~- _ ___,....__ G_,o_n_u_p_e_rfi_ect_._ _;____ Yet goe to him and fay ; Lord, I have done no– thing;IfI had done much,yet it would not reach to thee; thou artful! ofperfedion,and bletfedfor ever: hence itis that a man may goe to Godwith ' .• great faith,and aske great things ofhim, though he be little worthlandhathdone little fervice un– to him. For if thou didft G o o any good, thou mighteft go to him and fay, I have done this and that for thee,therefore recompence me; but fee– ing it is not fo, therefore labour to goe roGod in . faith,ar:td when thou goefl:,think with thy felfe; Why may I not have it afwell as another? Doe not fay,I am not fohoJy,and I canRot doe as Paul and ~Mo{e.r, their workes did pothing t'o him. Thinke with thy felfe, that when bee firll choo. feth a man; he doth it freely ; and thinkefi thou that he is not the fame afterwards ? Tl1erefore~ · now thou maift goe to him on this ground with bo1dneife, becaufe whatfoever thou doei, it is ., nothing to him. · · Yft--4· . Moreover, ifthe Lordbe thus full inhimfelfe, thenhe bath need ofnothing. He therefore faith to all the men in the world,and to all things; he faith to Princes, I have no need ofyou; to rich men, I have no need ofyou, or ofyour wealth; Godhath no nccclehny man or crca• wrc. he faith to Schollers,that have excellent parrs, I have no need ofyou : therefore faynot, I am un– done,cube Churches are undone, becaufe Prin– ces are not for you,; becaufe men helpe you not, ,. for G•dcan helpeyou alone; beecloth not need Princes: when there ~AJ none, faith the LoaD, 1 flirrtd up my[tlfelike4mighty Giant, bee needs , ' no
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