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THough the Lord shares so liberally with man, that of all his Creatures he reserved but the least part to himselfe; yet in most things he will have us to acknowledge him for our cheif Lord, and of every thing to pay him some∣thing as his chief rent and royalty; As of our time the seventh day; of the trees of Paradise the tree of knowledge of good and e∣vill; of all our increase, the tenth; of our generation, the first born; of our Corn,
the first fruits; of his people Israel, the tribe of Levi; of all Cities, Jerusalem; of all mountaines, Mount Sion; of all the sons of Ishai, lit∣tle David; of all women, the blessed Virgin; and of all the members of our bo∣dies, the heart.
O King of Glory how liberall doest thou deale with us, and how niggard are we in repaying thee? For how many a thousand thoughts have we conceived and not one of them in re∣membrance of thy good∣ness? How many thousand words have we spoke, and not one of them to the praise of thy name? How
many thousand deeds have we done, and not one of them for the setting-forth of thy glory? Good Lord, as thou hast given me all things saving thy glory, so for thy glory, give me of thy grace, that I may ac∣knowledge thee. Let my heart be alwayes inditing of a good matter that my tongue may be the pen of a ready writer,* 1.1 and my hand diligent in well doing, and open unto the needy, through Jesus Christ,* 1.2 A∣men.
Psal. 45:
Prov. 12.30