CHAP.!. r 5. t..!Cornmentarie upon the yg , Prat.so. Pratt4w,16 Pril.ats. Pra+.t6.;,6, Ptai.s.i.& lait, 2 Pra1.14794 the birds ofthe aire, thebeafis ofthe field, the fheepe on a thoufand mountaines,theyaremine,faith the Lord.Who is it that openeth his hand and filteth all things ? who fpreadeth ouesloath for vs, who filleth our Cups, who ttnaintainethourrencs, who laieth our lines? the Lord Both all this forvs, faith David. Ifall thefe things thenbe the Lords, {hall we felon'ioufly takeanother mans things without his leave? fhall he create all thefe things togive vs, and fhall we be founmannerly, yea and pro- fane,asnettertothankehim? DidDateidfo?nofurely;butthisconfide- rationthat Godhad giuen man dominion ouer, and intere(} in all crea- tures, as (laeepe, oxen, beafis, foules, fifties, &c. made him breake out into an exclamation full of admiration; OLord, howexcellent is thyname in all the-world? and this he beginneth withal! and endeth withal! to fheWvs that both before and after we haue taßed the fweetneffe of the creatures, we ought to teflifie our fweete ta(l of God #sinafelfe in them, Thou woulde(} not take a meales meat ofa.meatie reran thy neighbour, bur\scich many chankes, and fomerequital!: and dare(} thou take all thy meales fromGod, and neuer fcarfe fomuch as acknowledge thy felfe a meaner ? .. s. Patel eom inandeth vs, I.Theff i 1.T 9, In all thingsgistethanl¿,et; and addeth this reafon,fnrthis is the willof Gad: Both not he then againfl, thewill ofGod,tltat vfeth his creatures without thanksgiuing?nay con- fitter the place a little further:Chriflians are there enioyned tobe thank- ful! toGOdin their miferies,perfectitions, wants, imprifotiments, in- all 1 firaights, yea in death it felfe: and fhould not fuch as profeffe themfelues "Chri(lians,ecpreffemuch, more their thankefulneffe to God, for their riches, health, prosperity, pleafutes, comforts, and abundance of all ,' things.? which if they fhall not doe, the heathen themfclues which haue no part inChrifi, (hall rife vp in iudgement againíl them, who can and hauebeene exceeding thankful! for worldly profperity; and it is likely they would haue beenmuchmore, if they had knowne any better por- tion: Nay,thevery bruit beafis !hall condemne fuck bruitifh men : for !}tall the Lyonsfeelte their meat ofGod ? {hall the rauens call upon himfor theirfoode? (hall theeies ofall things look vp vntoGod, to recCine their meat from his hand? and thall not all things condemne then, unto whom onely the Lord bath framed cies, that can turne thernfelues vpwatd to- wards hitn;and ye: are fieldome or neuerlifeed vp in teflimonie oftheir dependance vpon him ? 3. Who can heare the Apofile affirming , that euery creature of God is good,but foas it be fill fan6tified"by theword and prayer; that can- not conclude again!t himfelfe and fay, furely,ifI doe not pray for a blef_ ftng,andpraife'God for this creature fet before me, I am not to vft it, volefie ,
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