The Godly Man's Picture

6. Supplies. A Master will not let his servants want; Gods servants shall be provided for, Psal. 37. 3. Verily thou shalt be fed. Doth God give us a Christ, and will he deny us a crust? Gen. 48. 15. The God who hath fed me all my days: If God doth not give us what we crave, he will give us what we need: ⟨p. 50⟩the wicked are fed, who are dogs, Phil. 3. 2. If a man feeds his dog, sure he will feed his servant: Oh then who would not be in love with Gods service.

6. Supplies. A Master will not let his servants want; Gods servants shall be provided for, Psal. 37. 3. Verily thou shalt be fed. Doth God give us a Christ, and will he deny us a crust? Gen. 48. 15. The God who hath fed me all my daies: If God doth not give us what we crave, he will give us what we need: ⟨p. 50⟩the wicked are fed, who are dogs, Phil. 3. 2. If a man feeds his dog, sure he will feed his servant: Oh then who would not be in love with Gods service.

3. We are engaged to serve God;¹ we are pretio empty, bought with a price, 1 Cor. 6. 20. 'Tis a Metaphor taken from such as do ransom Captives out of prison, by paying a sum of money for them, they are to be at the service of them that ransomed them: So when the Devil had taken us prisoners, Christ ransomed us with a price, not of money, but blood; therefore we are to be only at his service: If any can lay a better claim to us than Christ, we may serve them; but Christ having the best right to us, we are to cleave to him, and enrol our selves for ever in his service.