A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties

Let us have a true desire and care to get our goods by good and lawful means, that we may be assured that we eat our own bread, and that it is given us of thee. Let us walk diligently in our lawful callings, that we may eat the labours of our own hands, and working with quietness that which is good, let us eat our own bread. Let us not set our hearts and desires upon the things of this life, nor covet other mens goods, but be contented with our own portion which in thy wise providence thou hast allotted unto us. Let us have a moderate care to provide that which is convenient, that we may not be burdensome, but rather helpful unto others, and let us neither be careless and negligent, nor turmoil our selves with carking care to hoard up for many years. Let us depend upon thy blessing in the use of good means for the obtaining of our desires, and expect it upon the things themselves when we have obtained them, and let us sanctify all thy blessings to our use, by the Word, Prayer, and Thanksgiving. Let us not trust in our own provision, but in thee; and casting all our care upon thee, let us in all our wants fly unto thee for supply. Give us things necessary, ⟨p. 888⟩not only for our nature, but also for our states and callings, places and persons. Give us with thy blessings their right use, and give them virtue and strength to sustain and nourish us. Let us, when we want these blessings, beg them from thee, and when we have received them, return thee thanks. Inflame our hearts with love towards our brethren, and let us not, through covetousness and self-love, seek only our own good, but let us seek the common good of our brethren, and pray for it as well as for our own. Let us know and acknowledge our frailty and mortality, who need to be daily sustained by thee, and let this make us like children, to resort daily unto thee our heavenly Father, craving from thee all things needful. Let us not be distrustfully careful for the time to come, but ever depend upon thy Fatherly providence, being assured that thou who hast provided for us to day, wilt provide for us to morrow. Let us lay up goods to good ends, not only that we may have to supply our wants, and to provide for our families, but also to relieve the necessities of others.

Let vs haue a true desire and care to get our goods by good and lawfull meanes, that wee may be assured that we eate our owne bread, and that it is giuen vs of thee. Let vs walke diligently in our lawfull callings, that wee may eate the labours of our own hands, and working with quietnesse that which is good, let vs eate our owne bread. Let vs not set our hearts and desires vpon the things of this life, nor couet other mens goods, but be contented with our owne portion which in thy wise prouidence thou hast allotted vnto vs. Let vs haue a moderate care to prouide that which is conuenient, that we may not be burthensome, but rather helpefull vnto others, and let vs neither be carelesse and negligent, nor turmoile our selues with carking care to hoord vp for many yeeres. Let vs depend vpon thy blessing in the vse of good meanes for the obtaining of our desires, and expect it vpon the things themselues when we haue obtained them, and let vs sanctifie all thy blessings to our vse, by the Word, Prayer, and Thankesgiuing. Let vs not trust in our owne prouision, but in thee; and casting all our care vpon thee, let vs in all our wants flie vnto thee for supply. Giue vs things necessarie,