Matthew Poole and continuators on Philippians 4:6

6 Be carefull for nothing : but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving , let your requests be made known unto God .

He disswades not from a spiritual care arising from a good principle, according to a right rule, for a good end, this care of diligence in a due manner within our own sphere is incumbent on us both for spirituals and temporals, as, c. 2.20. with Rom. 12.11. 2 Cor. 11.28. & 12.14. 2 Thess. 3.10. 1 Tim. 5.8. 2 Tim. 3.15. yet he earnestly disswades from and prohibits all carnal solicitude, or carking distrustfull worldly care, which doth divide and as it were split the heart in pieces, that anxious solicitude which doth torture the mind, with such thoughts as our blessed Lord will not allow so much as one of them to be predominant in his real disciples, Mat. 6.25. because such immoderate distracting care, is on our part a disparagement to our heavenly Father's good providence, v. 32. with Psal. 55.22. & 127.1, 2. Mat. 4.18, 19. 1 Pet. 5.7.

The remedy against which he doth here subjoin. But in all things, or in every occurring necessity, whether prosperous or adverse; sacred or civil; publick or private; some render it every time, in every condition, on every occasion.

By petition or apprecation of good to our selves, or others; mercies or blessings temporal spiritual and eternal.

And by a deprecation of evils felt or feared, wrath and judgments deserved.

With a gratefull acknowledgment of mercies received, benefits conferred, and deliverances vouchsafed (implying that no prayer is acceptable to God, without this ingredient of thankfull resentment of his favours.)

Our affectionate desires should be opened to God, and powered forth before him, not that he is ignorant of us, or our wants in any circumstances, but that he accounts himself glorified by our addresses to him, in seeking to be approv'd and assisted of him in every condition.