The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

Secondly, as there is enough in Christ to supply all the wants of his Saints, so in the second place Christ doth supply unto them whatever is fitting for them, there is enough for every Saint of God, and the Lord doth supply whatever is most fit for every man, whatever is most proportionable to the need of a poor soul, and to the place ⟨p. 69⟩and condition wherein God hath set him; this is the limits of Gods bounty, whatever may supply my need or fit my place, that God hath see me in and called me to, that God supplies and gives sufficient grace and mercy, answerable thereunto; I will open the point at large, because it is somewhat difficult; look as it is with a wise father that hath a fair estate, and hath enough for his children, and those that depend upon him, and is willing also to bestow abundantly upon them according to their occasions; this is the wisdom of a wise father, he will stock his child according to the calling wherein he is; so many hundreds will do no more than serve one man in that place whereunto he is called, whereas so many scores haply will serve another man; if one man hath less, he cannot trade; if another man hath more, he cannot use it, he hath more stock than he can employ; the merchant that ventures far, hath great employments, many thousands will scarce furnish him: but a poor man, as a weaver, or a shoemaker, or the like, many thousands are more than he can use in his trade: again, the wise father considers, if the child be a spend-thrift and in debt, there is more required to set up him, than him that is but now going into the world, or haply aforehand: so Christ as a wise father deals with his faithful servants, there are many of Gods faithful servants, which are advanced, some to greater places in the Church, some in the commonwealth, some godly Magistrates, and religious Ministers; now there is a great deal ⟨p. 70⟩of wisdom required for a Magistrate that stands in the face of the world, and in the mouth of the canon, to accomplish great things for the glory of God, and the good of his Church; so a Minister, a little grace which is sufficient to save a mans soul, is not enough for him to trade withal; some again are leaders and commanders, as masters of families; some again are able Christians, which are fit to be helpful unto others;

Secondly, as there is enough in Christ to supply all the wants of his Saints, so in the second place Christ doth supply unto them whatever is fitting for them, there is enough for every Saint of God, and the Lord doth supply whatever is most fit for every man, whatever is most proportionable to the need of a poore soule, and to the place