25o A Commentary upon the Golpel Chap,6; /uncles forme ; Which adohe did, weighing him the mony, and fcaling theevidences : for although it might feem an ill time to make a purcbafe, yet he tookno further care, then to, trua God whohad faid, Hotafes,andfields, andvineyards,fball bepop'? again in this Land. NowGods promifes, he knew, were thebelt free- hold : ter.3 2.15% So in every feventh, years rea, thepeople were taught todepend on Gods providence, by faith. For though the owner of thefield might gather, evenon that year, for themain- tenancecfhimfelfand family, Levit,25,6, yet hewas neither to Lowe his field, thereby togreaten his harveft, nor' to hedge his field, or lock up his vineyard. For the morrow 'balltake thoughtfor thethings ofitfig] That is: theprovidence that brings the day, (hall alto bi ing new events tocomfortus over all the evils of the day. Fitt}, no man is fare Ne¡cis qwd oflife till to morrow, thou knowea not what this great - bellyed pro, yelper day may bring forth. Tetrarch tells ofa good old ruan,that being unbar. invited to a feaft the next day, anfwered : Ifyou would have any thing with me now, here I am : what's to be done to morrow, thinkon't you that have timeafore you, Ego enim, amultisannis, Petrach. ( ,3, crafiinum non kaki: For I have not had, for thefe many years, a rer. me,nor. ad morrow todifoofe of. Young men, he knew, may die, oldmen catcem mull die. Senihus mors in junuis,adolefcentibus in infrdjs,faith .Bernard. Old men may fay as lob 17.1. (My breath is corrupt, my daies extinc`I, the graves are ready for me. The young man, as lob 16.22. When afew years (perhaps a fw honres) are come, lfhallgoethe way whence 1./hall not return. Secondly, grant a manhadaleafeofhislife, as Kezekiahhad, yet who feethit not tobe extream folly, to anticipate future cares and combers be- fore they come, yea even thofe of the next day : feeing they will come time enough to our forrow, though we fend not for them by our d[trutfull fore thoughts, and fo redoubles our vexation? It is poffibe wemay never feel the evils we fear. God may re. pent upon our repentance, and be better to us thenour f ars. And therefore what a weaknefle.is it,toundergoe certain trouble and care about uncertainties? Or if they (hall happen, we may have wit to forefee them, but nopower to prevent them : and there- fore to vexcur felves before they come, is to be miferable before the time. It is excellent councell, doubtleffe, that Salomon gi- veth us in this cafe t Confider the work! of god: for who can make thatflred ht that he. bath madecrooked ? Fn the day ofpro.7erity de
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