The Art of Divine Contentment

These words are brought in by way of prolepsis to anticipate and
prevent an objection. The apostle had, in the former verse, laid down
many grave and heavenly exhortations: among the rest, "to be careful
for nothing." Not to exclude, 1. A prudential care; for, he that
provideth not for his own house, "hath denied the faith, and is worse
than an infidel." (1 Ti. 5. 8) Nor, 2. a religious care; for we must
give all "diligence to make our calling and election sure." (2 Pe. 1.
10) But, 3. to ex...