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Fifthly, hereby we are also taught, not to entangle our selves overmuch with the cares of this world, nor to suffer our harts to be oppressed with desire of food, raiment, lands or living: because our life and welfare consisteth not in these things, but in the blessing of God on whatsoever he sends be it more or less: the gripple mind after much is a deadly^b snare, wherewith many a soul is entangled to perdition and destruction; This chokes the heart in such sort as the seed of grace can take no root not bring forth any saving fruit: this made Paul to lay a charge upon Timothy for rich men, that they should trust in the living God and not in uncertain riches, 1. Tim. 6. 17. Let us therefore be content with food and raiment, and rather seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and then all those things whereof we stand in need shall be given unto us in the moderate use of lawful means. Indeed the worldlings excuse is, that food and raiment is his living, which he must needs look unto: but we must still remember, that our life standeth not in these things, for when death comes, these cannot save us from the grave: it is Gods blessing by which we live, he can preserve us above means, nay without means, and against means, and therefore we must never give place to such thoughts and cares as show distrust in God.

Fiftly, heereby wee are also taught, not to entangle our selues ouermuch with the cares of this world, nor to suffer our harts to be oppressed with desire of food, raiment, lands or liuing: because our life and welfare consisteth not in these things, but in the blessing of God on whatsoeuer he sends be it more or lesse: the gripple mind after much is a deadly^b snare, wherewith many a soule is intangled to perdition and destruction; This choakes the heart in such sort as the seed of grace can take no root not bring foorth any sauing fruite: this made Paul to lay a charge vpon Timothy for rich men, that they should trust in the liuing God and not in vncertaine riches, 1. Tim. 6. 17. Let vs therefore be content with food and raiment, and rather seeke the kingdome of God and his righteousnesse, and then all those things whereof we stand in need shall be giuen vnto vs in the moderate vse of lawfull meanes. Indeed the worldlings excuse is, that food and raiment is his liuing, which he must needs looke vnto: but we must still remember, that our life standeth not in these things, for when death comes, these cannot saue vs from the graue: it is Gods blessing by which we liue, hee can preserue vs aboue meanes, nay without meanes, and against meanes, and therefore wee must neuer giue place to such thoughts and cares as shew distrust in God.