e.4 Conementary upon the. Ga(J el Chap.& provident father beforewe were born. And didwe but ferioufly confider whokept and fed us in our mothers womb, `Pfal. 22 9, ío, when neither we could shift for our fibres, nor our parents dr) ought for us, how he filled us twobottl s with milk, againft we came into the light, bore us in his arms as a nurfing father, Numb.i I , r 3. fed us, clothed us , kept us from fire and water,. charged his Angels with us, commanded all windes to blow good tous, Cane.4.16. all creatures to ,ferve us, Hof. a. 2I, 22, Rom.S. z 8 23. and alloccurrences to work together forour good,how could we but be confident ? Whyart thou fo fad from day to day ? and what is it thou ailelt or needeft ? Art not thou the Kings fonneih 3 Sani.33,4: faid}onada6 toa4mnon, fay Itoevery godly Chriftian. Profane .Efau could go tohis father for a childes portion; focould the Pro- digal!, becaufea childe ; and had it. Every ehilde of God (hall have a Benjamin portion here, and at length power over all Ni- Lions, Revel.2.26. and poffeflìon of that new heaven and new earth; *herein dnelleth righteoufneffe, a Pet.3,. Either therefore difclaim God for your father, or elfe reft confident of his fatherly: provifion. .se,40l. Edmä. Certu rnihi 1 ei cfi q>aodvitam qui dedit, idem iv c:,erniei. Et edit, & poff f ppeditare cihum. God that giveth mouths, will not fail to give meat alfo. Verfe 33. Rotfeek,yefirf theKingdom ofGod and his righteouf ueffe, ] That, as the end, this, as the means : for grace is the way to glory, hulinefiie to happinefe. Ifinen be not righteous, there's.noheaven tobe had ; as ifthey be, they rhall have heaven and earth too : for godlinefle bath the proutifeof both lives; and godly men, in Scripture, (r4braham, lob, 'David,others) were enua Veto richer then any : and fo men might be now, ifthey would bees Conftanr. mag, godly. T'ne good God-had furni(hed Cons`lantinethe great with aan: rerretaie fo many outward ble(lings, as fcarce any man durfé ever have de- is mune fired, faith S.4uelin. He fought Gods Kingdom firft, and there ribw, quanta o fore other things fought hitn and fo they would do' us, did we ptarenUII aa- but run the fame method. Riches and honours, delights and deret. Aug.de leafures life and length ofdaies feed and not-laity are-all entail- ed piety. The wicked,. In the fulne ffee of his f fciency ie is >v. ;.160,7; fira:vhts, Job 20.22. when the godly in the fulaeffe of their Deut,28. f}raights are inall- fuffaciency. Oh who would not then turnfpi- Pta` t ia', ; rituali purchafer, and with all his gettings, get godlinefl'e? Seek naran: prim ye fir(( the Kingdom ofGod, faith Divinity ; Seek ye finii the good.
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