The works of George Swinnock, M.A

It is a Motto, say some, often repeated in Mercers Chapel, Think, and Thank.

It is a Motto, say some, often repeated in Mercers Chappel, Think, and Thank.

Our many wants and necessities, command us to be every morning at Heavens Gate for supply; We are needy indigent creatures, and must get our living wholly by begging; all the day long, we want forbearing, preserving, supporting mercy. It must be Divine power, that must enable us to follow our callings, to stir or move about our business, that must defend and protect us in our out-goings and incomings, and prosper and succeed our undertakings; God alone can shield us from spiritual and corporal enemies, that can supply us with inward and outward good things, and surely such blessings are worth asking. They who will have mercies that are not of the growth of their own Country, Earth, must send thither (to Heaven) where they are to be had. Prayer, like the Patriarchs, and Solomons good House-wife, fetcheth our food from far; As the Merchants Ships, it supplieth us with commodities of all sorts, from ⟨p. 502⟩foreign Countries. No mercies hang on so low a bough, as to be pulled to us, and gathered by our own arms, therefore it behoveth us to beg, Give us this day our daily bread; Besides our dangers and difficulties every day are many, and call us to be early and earnest at this duty. Our callings, every company, all earthly affairs are snares, and temptations to us, unless they are sanctified by prayer. Its not safe to drink of those streams wherein so many poisonous creatures dip their venomous heads, unless this Unicorn hath healed them.

Our many wants and necessities, command us to be every morning at Heavens Gate for supply; We are needy indigent creatures, and must get our living wholly by begging; all the day long, we want forbearing, preserving, supporting mercy. It must be Divine power, that must enable us to follow our callings, to stir or move about our business, that must defend and protect us in our out-goings and incomings, and prosper and succeed our undertakings; God alone can shield us from spiritual and corporal enemies, that can supply us with inward and outward good things, and surely such blessings are worth asking. They who will have mercies that are not of the growth of their own Country, Earth, must send thither (to Heaven) where they are to be had. Prayer, like the Patriarchs, and Solomons good House-wife, fetcheth our food from far; As the Merchants Ships, it supplieth us with commodities of all sorts, from