3. The Wants Which Are to Be Bewailed

The grace to be desired is a readiness in all estates of life to rest on God's providence, whatever fall out. Commit your way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass (Psalm 37:5). Commit or roll your works upon the Lord, and your thoughts shall be directed (Proverbs 16:3). Whereby we are admonished to take pains in our callings to get meat and drink, etc. If the Lord blesses not our labor we must be content: if he does, we must give him thanks. Now for this cause we are further to pray to God that he would open our eyes, and by his Spirit teach us in all his good creatures to see his providence, and when means fail and are contrary, then also to believe in the same, and to follow Paul's example (Philippians 4:12).