The new covenantThe nevv covenant

So, I say, to those that are not content with the Lords All-sufficiency, but will have present wages, they will bargain with the Lord: He will give thee this particular, thou shalt have this, but remember this, that it is said in Math. 6. thou hast thy reward. ⟨p. 90⟩¹If thou wilt have praise of men, and wile do it for that, thou shalt have it, but that is all thou shalt have. If a man will have his portion, as that Son had of his Father, Luk. 15. 12.² it may be, he will give thee thy portion. The Son that stayed at home, had no portion given him, for saith his Father, I and all that I have is thine. But if a man will have his portion, and will not be content with Gods All-sufficiency, he shall find that it is not best for him. My Beloved, consider whether it be not better to trust in God alone, to rest in him alone.³ Consider that, Psal. 146. 3. 4. 5. 6. Trust not in Princes, nor in the sons of men, for their breath is in their nostrils, and their thoughts perish, but happy is he that trusts in the God of Jacob. And he gives two reasons for it, For he made heaven, and earth, and the Sea; and secondly, He keeps Covenant and mercy for ever. There are two reasons in that place, why we should trust in God: One is, though the enterprise be never so great and difficult, though the blessing thou wouldst obtain, be never so hard to come by; yet consider, thou hast to do with him, that made heaven and earth. As if he should say; Lay those two things together, dost thou think it an easier thing to make heaven and earth, then to bring that thing to pass? If he made heaven and earth, doest thou not think he is able to do that? You will say, we doubt not of his ability. Beloved, we do: We showed this at large before, we will add that to it, in⁴ in