The reformation of covetousness Written upon the 6. chapter of Matthew, from the 19.…The reformation of couetousnesse Written vpon the 6. chapter of Mathew, from the 19.…

For your heavenly Father knoweth, &c.

For your heauenly Father knoweth, &c.

You have a Father in heaven, and he knows your need. This is an answer to an objection. For some might say: what may we not care for things needful? These are things needful. Christ answers no. Though they be necessary, yet you must have no distrustful care: your heavenly Father knoweth best what and how much of these temporal blessings are needful for you. A most excellent reason,⟨p. 209⟩ and alone sufficient.

You haue a Father in heauen, and he knowes your need. This is an answere to an obiection. For some might say: what may we not care for things needful? These are things needefull. Christ answeres no. Though they be necessary, yet you must haue no distrustfull care: your heauenly Father knoweth best what and how much of these temporall blessings are needful for you. A most excellent reason,⟨p. 209⟩ and alone sufficient.

If this be so, we ought to content our selves in every state of life, and use a moderate care: yea, we ought to be as well content with sickness (when God sends it) as with health, and give thanks alike for both. We have a Father in heaven, when he sends sickness, he knows it is better for us then health. So when we are in poverty, we ought as well to be content, as with health: for our Father knoweth this to be more for our good, then plenty and abundance.