Fourthly, a godly man may very well be content, though he hath but little, for what he hath he hath it by right of Jesus Christ, by the purchase of Jesus Christ, he hath a right to it, another manner of right to what he hath, then any wicked man can have to what he hath; a wicked man hath these outward things; I do not say they are usurpers of what they have, but they have a right to it, and that before▪ God, but how? it is a right by mere donation, that is God by his free bounty doth give it to them, but the right that the Saints have, it is a right of purchase, it is paid for, and it is their own, and they may in a holy manner, and holy way, challenge whatsoever they have need of. We cannot express the right of a holy man, the difference between his right, and the right of the wicked more fully then by this similitude; a Malefactor that is condemned to •••, ⟨p. 43⟩yet he hath by favour granted to him his supper provided over night, and you cannot say though the Malefactor hath forfeited all his right to all things, to every bit of bread, yet if he shall have a supper granted to him he doth not steal it, though all his right is forfeited by his fault, after he is once condemned he hath no right to any thing; so it is with the wicked, they have forfeited all their right to all comforts in this world, they are condemned by God as Malefactors, and are going to execution; but if God will in his bounty give them something to preserve them here in the world, they cannot be said to be thieves or robbers: Now a man hath granted to him a supper overnight before his execution, but is that like the supper that he was wont to have in his own house, when he eat his own, bread, and had his wife and children about him? oh a dish of green herbs at home would be a great deal better then any dainties in such a supper as that is; but now a child of God hath not a right merely by donation, but what he hath it is his own through the purchase of Christ; every bit of bread that thou eatest, if thou beest a godly man or woman, Jesus Christ hath bought it for thee, thou goest to market and buyest thy meat and drink with thy money, but know that before thou hast bought it, or paid money, Christ hath bought it at the hand of God the Father with his blood, thou hast it at the hands of men for money, but Christ hath bought it at the hand of his Father by his blood:
Fourthly, a godly man may very well be content, though he hath but little, for what he hath he hath it by right of Iesus Christ, by the purchase of Iesus Christ, he hath a right to it, another manner of right to what he hath, then any wicked man can have to what he hath; a wicked man hath these outward things; I doe not say they are usurpers of what they have, but they have a right to it, and that before▪ God, but how? it is a right by meer donation, that is God by his free bounty doth give it to them, but the right that the Saints have, it is a right of purchase, it is paid for, and it is their own, and they may in a holy manner, and holy way, challenge whatsoever they have need of. We cannot expresse the right of a holy man, the difference between his right, and the right of the wicked more fully then by this similitude; a Malefactor that is condemned to •••, ⟨p. 43⟩yet he hath by favourgranted to him his supper provided over night, and you cannot say though the Malefactor hath forfeited all his right to all things, to every bit of bread, yet if he shall have a supper granted to him he doth not steale it, though all his right is forfeited by his fault, after he is once condemned he hath no right to any thing; so it is with the wicked, they have forfeited all their right to all comforts in this world, they are condemned by God as Malefactors, and are going to execution; but if God will in his bounty give them something to preserve them here in the world, they cannot be said to be thieves or robbers: Now a man hath granted to him a supper overnight before his execution, but is that like the supper that he was wont to have in his own house, when he eat his own, bread, and had his wife and children about him? oh a dish of green herbs at home would be a great deal better then any dainties in such a supper as that is; but now a child of God hath not a right meerly by donation, but what he hath it is his own through the purchase of Christ; every bit of bread that thou eatest, if thou beest a godly man or woman, Iesus Christ hath bought it for thee, thou goest to market and buiest thy meat and drink with thy money, but know that before thou hast bought it, or paid money, Christ hath bought it at the hand of God the Father with his blood, thou hast it at the hands of men for money, but Christ hath bought it at the hand of his Father by his blood:
