Jacobs thankfulness to God, for Gods goodness to Jacob A meditation on Genesis 32.…Iacobs thankfulnesse to God, for Gods goodnesse to Iacob A meditation on Genesis 32.…

All which corruptions might soon be helped, if we could with Jacob here say, and think as we say; Non sum dignus, Domine; Lord I am not worthy of ought. If we would look out abroad, but ^acast our eyes now and then on those that have far less than we have. As Aristippus, when a friend of his came to condole with him for some land that he had lost, demanded of him what he had to live on ⟨p. 58⟩himself, and when he made answer that he had but some one small close only, he told him, that ^bthere was cause rather for Aristippus to bemoan him, than for him to bemoan Aristippus, who had more than thrice as much land still left him to live on than he had. It is hard but we should find some, with ^cthe Cynic, yea not a few be we never so needy, that would be glad of our relics. Or if we would but ^dcast our eyes home-ward, and consider our selves, and our own unworthiness of ought, we might soon see how little cause we have to be discontent in such cases. For have we but little left? It is more than we deserve. Hath God taken much from us? he might well have took more. As Anytus, a Gentleman of Athens, told his guests that were at table with him, when Alcibiades a young Gallant came in a revelling humour and took away the one half of his plate that stood either for show or service upon the cupboard, and they marvelled much at it, that Anytus could so take it, affirming that he had dealt very unkindly with them, ^eNay rather, quoth he, he hath dealt very kindly with us, that he hath left us half, when he might have took all: for it was all his, or at his command. So it is here indeed. He taketh part, that ^fgave all; and that might therefore as well take all as part; because ^gall is but his own. They ⟨p. 59⟩