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Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…
Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by R. Ibbitson and M. Wright, 1661
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Ans. Though his fare may be much better, and more delicious, yet his delight therein may be less than thine in thy courser diet; and his delicious fare doth usually prove hurtful to him, as the Wise man noteth, Eccles. 5. 12.
2 A little with the fear of God is much better than great treasures ⟨p. 53⟩with trouble and vexation of spirit, as the Wise man expresseth it, Prov. 15. 16. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures and trouble therewith; intimating, that a small estate with the fear of God is far more comfortable than a great and plentiful estate without the fear of God, which is usually accompanied with much trouble and vexation of spirit.
2 A little with the fear of God is much better than great treasures ⟨p. 53⟩with trouble and vexation of spirit, as the Wise man expresseth it, Prov. 15. 16. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures and trouble therewith; intimating, that a small estate with the fear of God is farre more comfortable than a great and plentiful estate without the fear of God, which is usually accompanied with much trouble and vexation of spirit.
3 That every mans estate is ordered by God, who as he is the sovereign Lord of Heaven and Earth, and may do with us as he pleases; so he is infinite in Wisdom, and thereby knoweth what estate is best and most convenient for us, even better than we our selves; yea, and is rich in mercy and goodness, and thereby willing and ready to do that which in his wisdom he knoweth to be best and most convenient for us; which if it were seriously considered, would be a special means to work up our hearts to some measure of contentedness in our meanest estate and condition.