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SOme men have many children, and have no inheritance for them; some have inheritance and no children; some have both children and inheritance; some neither children, nor inheritance, &c.
Lord, if it please thee to send me many Children without inheritance, make them thine by adoption; and then they shall be inhe∣ritors of thy Kingdome. If
thou send me children and inheritance, make me the more thankfull unto thee, and let me not esteem them above thee. If I have neither children nor inheritance, then give me a lively faith in Christ to purchase Hea∣ven for my patrimony, and to become a childe my self, that I may have thee for my Father. But if it please thee to send me wealth without children, Lord, give me grace to bestow it upon my poor brethren, which are thy children, and my spiri∣tuall kinsmen; for in so doing I do but lend unto thee of thine owne, & thou wilt be sure to pay me the best interest.