An abridgement of the Institution of Christian religion written

9 And yet we must not wink at the inferior causes. §1So a godly man will reverence God in benefits received,¹ as the principal author, & will honour men as his ministers. If he suffer any loss either through negligence, or want of skill, he will think §2with him self that that was done by the will of God but he will also impute it to him self. In things to come he will reckon it as a benefit of God, if he be not deprived of the help of men, which he may use to his safety. Therefore he will neither play the sluggard in taking counsel, neither will he be slack in craving ⟨p. 57⟩their aide,² but yet he will principally commend and commit himself to the wisdom of God as did Joab,^* that by the governance thereof he may be directed unto the right mark.

9 And yet we must not winke at the inferior causes. §1So a godly man will reuerence God in benefits receaued,¹ as the principall authour, & will honour men as his ministers. If he suffer anie losse either through negligence, or want of skill, he will thinke §2with him selfe that that was done by the will of God but he will also impute it to him selfe. In thinges to come he will recken it as a benefit of God, if he be not depriued of the help of mē, which he may vse to his safty. Therfore he will neither play the sluggard in taking counsell, neither wil he be slack in crauing ⟨p. 57⟩their aide,² but yet he will principallie commend and commit himselfe to the wisedome of God as did Ioab,