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for_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o sustentation_n of_o the_o body_n mont_fw-fr non_fw-la enim_fw-la petimus_fw-la temporalia_fw-la haec_fw-la tanquam_fw-la bona_fw-la nostra_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la necessaria_fw-la nostra_fw-la say_v saint_n augustine_n 28.20_o 1_o that_o allege_v jacob_n prayer_n if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o and_o will_v keep_v i_o in_o the_o way_n that_o i_o go_v and_o will_v give_v i_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o 30.8_o 2_o the_o prayer_n of_o agur_n the_o son_n of_o jakeh_n feed_v i_o with_o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o the_o danger_n of_o want_n lest_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n in_o vain_a 8._o to_o these_o we_o may_v add_v salomon_n prayer_n in_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n wherein_o be_v mention_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o temporal_a supply_n to_o be_v seek_v in_o that_o house_n or_o towards_o it_o by_o prayer_n all_o the_o necessary_n of_o life_n be_v here_o 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for_o these_o do_v all_o belong_v to_o the_o hallow_n of_o god_n name_n the_o come_n and_o establish_v of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o do_v of_o his_o will_n 2_o dam_fw-la nobis_fw-la 1_o we_o ask_v this_o bread_n of_o god_n which_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o gift_n and_o the_o bestower_n of_o it_o upon_o man_n 2_o we_o ask_v it_o to_o be_v give_v not_o to_o i_o alone_o every_o one_o for_o himself_o but_o all_o of_o we_o for_o all_o nobis_fw-la 1_o we_o must_v come_v to_o god_n for_o bread_n for_o though_o he_o have_v say_v in_o sudore_fw-la vultus_fw-la tui_fw-la comedes_fw-la panem_fw-la tuum_fw-la which_o may_v make_v some_o think_v that_o the_o sweat_n of_o our_o face_n do_v make_v this_o bread_n we_o and_o that_o our_o claim_n to_o it_o be_v from_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o labour_n which_o make_v it_o rather_o earning_n and_o wage_n then_o free_a gift_n yet_o if_o we_o well_o consider_v we_o do_v beg_v of_o god_n herein_o strength_n to_o labour_n for_o our_o live_n in_o some_o honest_a vocation_n and_o god_n blessing_n upon_o our_o endeavour_n without_o which_o we_o can_v sweat_v and_o take_v pain_n for_o our_o live_n the_o eye_n of_o all_o thing_n look_v up_o to_o thou_o o_o lord_n 145.15_o thou_o give_v they_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n thou_o fille_v all_o thing_n live_v with_o plenty_n he_o cover_v the_o heaven_n with_o cloud_n 147.8_o he_o prepare_v rain_n for_o the_o earth_n he_o make_v grass_n to_o grow_v upon_o the_o mountain_n he_o give_v to_o the_o beast_n his_o food_n and_o to_o the_o young_a raven_n that_o cry_v man_n hold_v these_o thing_n of_o god_n by_o the_o title_n of_o obedience_n on_o his_o part_n of_o favour_n on_o god_n part_n observe_v it_o in_o the_o sequence_n first_o we_o pray_v fiat_fw-la voluntas_fw-la tua_fw-la then_o dam_fw-la nobis_fw-la panem_fw-la for_o we_o have_v no_o plea_n to_o this_o favour_n but_o in_o