The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

The sum therefore of the tenth Commandment is, that every one rest fully pleased with that portion which God seeth good to bestow upon him, rejoicing and taking comfort in it, whether it be great or small. Let ⁿyour conversation be without covetousness, being content with that you have: for he himself hath said, I will not leave thee, nor forsake thee. Having ^omeat and drink, and clothing, let us therewith be content. I ^phave learned in what estate soever I am, therewith to be content. I know how to be brought low, and how to abound, every way, in all things, I am instructed, both to be full, and to be hungry, and to abound, and to want. The contrary whereof is covetousness, longing after that which is our Neighbours, or none of ours, though it be without any seeking of unlawful means to come by it, as Ahab did, 1. King. 21. 2. Give me thy Vineyard, that it may be a Garden of Herbs for me, for it is near my house: and I will give thee a better Vineyard ⟨p. 220⟩then it; or if it seem better in thine eyes, I will give thee money to the full value of it.

The summe therefore of the tenth Commandement is, that euery one rest fully pleased with that portion which God seeth good to bestow vpon him, reioycing and taking comfort in it, whether it bee great or small. Let ⁿyour conuersation bee without couetousnesse, being content with that you haue: for he himselfe hath said, I will not leaue thee, nor forsake thee. Hauing ^omeate and drinke, and clothing, let vs therewith be content. I ^phaue learned in what estate soeuer I am, therewith to be content. I know how to bee brought low, and how to abound, euery way, in all things, I am instructed, both to be full, and to be hungry, and to abound, and to want. The contrary whereof is couetousnesse, longing after that which is our Neighbours, or none of ours, though it bee without any seeking of vnlawfull meanes to come by it, as Ahab did,