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the end, you must not indulge doubtful and distrustful cares; but must trust God with these things also.

For our Saviour prohibits his disciples all trouble, that might arise through fear of ill success in their Christian course, John xiv. 1, 27. And Paul eases himself of this trouble and fear, committing his soul, and the issue of all his trials unto God, saying, I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day; 2 Tim. i. 12, iv. 6, 8, 18. He is confident in God for good success in his whole Christian warfare; so should you be.

SECT. 4. REASONS AGAINST ANXIOUS CARE, AND FOR QUIET TRUST IN GOD.

Now to dissuade you from all carefulness, and to persuade you to rest secure in God, concerning the particular events of all actions, and touching the final event and good success of your Christian profession, consider these reasons: (1.) Showing, why you should not care eagerly and inordinately for earthly things; (2.) Why you should not take doubtful or distrustful thought about any thing, whether earthly or heavenly.

(1.) Seriously consider, that all earthly things are of little worth, very fading and transitory, 1 John ii. 17, likened, when they are at best, to the flower of grass, Isa. xl. 6; James i. 10, 11. Wherefore they cannot be worthy of your anxious thought, or careful perplexity about them. It is extreme folly for man, being endued with reason, to set his mind upon that, which is little or nothing worth, nay, which as Solomon calls riches, is not, Prov. xxiii. 5; which is but of short continuance, and only for bodily use, while he has it: which also is given, by God, unto the wicked, even to his enemies, rather than unto the godly, Psa. xvii. 13, 14.

(2.) Inordinate care of earthly things is exceedingly hurtful: for besides that it breeds many foolish and