Now David his meaning is, to make a great protestation, and such a one as a very few can make in truth. For we suppose him to be all our Saviours: and yet we seek our saving health at a wild adventure, and every man will have regard to his own considerations and providence. ⟨p. 187⟩When there shall arise any question of our maintenance here in this present life, do we believe that God must keep and preserve us, & that it is he in deed which maintaineth us herein? whence cometh it that we have so mighty evil consciences? whence cometh all deceits, frauds, excess, cruelties, injuries, violences, and all such like? What is the cause that maketh us to live with such evil consciences? but because we do not believe, that God will give us our daily bread? We desire God to feed us, and yet we will have the devil to do it: in so much that there are very few which at this day think, that that which they have, cometh from God▪ So then, it is very far of from the thought of our hearts, to say, O Lord, I have desired thy saving health. For in stead of attending upon God, to have him too guide, defend, and help us at all times whensoever that we have need: in stead of this I say, what do we? Every man as I have said, seeketh for his saving health at a wild adventure. We should rather seek for i• in hell, then to have our eyes lifted up into heaven to call upon God, & to seek for our saving health both of body and soul in him. So then, there are very few which are able to say as it is here set down, O Lord, I have longed for thy saving health: if they will not lye. As we see the impudency of hypocrites which will make mighty great brags enough but yet for all that, it is no small matter, as I have already said, to trust altogether in God, and to say, that it belongeth to him to guide us, that we run to him, and have there our refuge both for soul and body. Now then he addeth, In thy law is my delight: To signify, how we ought to demean our selves not to hope for salvation, nor yet to wish for it otherwise then from God alone: to wit, when as we have taken delight in his law.
Nowe Dauid his meaning is, to make a great protestation, and such a one as a very fewe can make in truthe. For we suppose him to be all our Sauiours: and yet we seeke our sauing health at a wilde aduenture, and euery man will haue regarde to his owne considerations and prouidence. ⟨p. 187⟩When there shall arise any question of our maintenaunce here in this present life, do we beleeue that God must keep and preserue vs, & that it is hee in deede which mainteineth vs herein? whence commeth it that wee haue so mighty euill consciences? whence commeth all deceiptes, fraudes, excesse, cruelties, iniuries, violences, and all such like? What is the cause that maketh vs to liue with such euil cōsciences? but bicause wee do not beleeue, that God will giue vs our daily bread? Wee desire God to feede vs, and yet wee will haue the deuill to do it: in so much that there are very fewe which at this day thinke, that that which they haue, commeth from God▪ So then, it is very farre of frō the thought of our heartes, to saye, O Lorde, I haue desired thy sauing health. For in steade of attending vppon God, to haue him too guide, defende, and helpe vs at all times whensoeuer that wee haue neede: in steade of this I saye, what doe wee? Euery man as I haue saide, seeketh for his sauing health at a wilde aduenture. We should rather seeke for i• in hell, then to haue our eyes lifted vp into heauen to call vpon God, & to seeke for our sauing health both of body and soule in him. So then, there are very fewe which are able to saye as it is here set downe, O Lorde, I haue longed for thy sauing health: if they will not lye. As we see the impudencie of hypocrites which will make mighty great bragges inought but yet for all that, it is no small matter, as I haue already sayd, to trust altogether in God, and to saye, that it belongeth to him to guyde vs, that wee runne to him, and haue there our refuge both for soule and body. Nowe then hee addeth, In thy lawe is my delight: To signifie, how we ought to demeane our selues not to hope for saluation, nor yet to wishe for it otherwise then from God alone: to wit, when as we haue taken delight in his lawe.
