A treatise of delighting in God from Psal. xxxvij. 4. Delight thy self also…

And for the body not to doubt, but he ⟨p. 56⟩that feeds Ravens and clothes Lilies will feed and clothe them. To be so taken up in seeking his Kingdom and righteousness, as freely to leave it to him to add the other things as he sees fit; To take no thought for to morrow; To have an heart framed herein according to divine precept; Not to be encumbered or kept in an anxious suspense by the thoughts and fears of what may fall out, by which many suffer the same affliction a thousand times over, which God would have them suffer but once; A firm repose on the goodness of providence, and its sure and never-erring wisdom; A steady persuasion, that our heavenly Father knows what we have need of, and what it is fittest for us to want, to suffer or enjoy; How delightful a life do these make! And how agreeable to one born of God, his own Son, and heir of all things; as being joint-heirs with Christ, and claiming by that large grant, that says all things are yours; only that in minority it is better to have a wise Fathers allowance, than be our own carvers.

And for the body not to doubt, but he ⟨p. 56⟩that feeds Ravens and clothes Lillies will feed and cloath them. To be so taken up in seeking his Kingdom and righteousness, as freely to leave it to him to add the other things as he sees fit; To take no thought for to morrow; To have an heart framed herein according to divine precept; Not to be encumbered or kept in an anxious suspence by the thoughts and fears of what may fall out, by which many suffer the same affliction a thousand times over, which God would have them suffer but once; A firm repose on the goodness of providence, and its sure and never-erring wisdom; A steady perswasion, that our heavenly Father knows what we have need of, and what it is fittest for us to want, to suffer or enjoy; How delightful a life do these make! And how agreeable to one born of God, his own Son, and heir of all things; as being joint-heirs with Christ, and claiming by that large grant, that says all things are yours; only that in minority it is better to have a wise Fathers allowance, than be our own carvers.