20 Ìbe Evil Ord Folly of Ccvetoiefnef "s. S n R M. nefs. This advice he gave to his difcipieS, XI. men who had left all and followed him, who had (hewn a generous contempt of the world, having abandoned all their poffefions and expectations in it to take their fate with him, and to fuffer the loffes, poverty, and per- fecution, which he fairly warned them would attend the profeffion of his religion, and par- ticularly that fpecial fervice they were called to of preaching the gofpel: Befides, that having fo long enjoyed the benefit of his ex- cellent inftructions and example, one would think, they were quite out of the danger of falling into an evil fo contrary to the whole ffrain of his doctrine, and the tenor of his perfectly innocent and holy life, intirely ab- ftracted from all worldly cares and bufinefs. Yet he found it neceffary to give even them this caution, and that in ftrong terms earn - eftly repeated, importing that there was need of the utmoft vigilance; take heed and be- ware of covetoufnefs; upon which this re- fledion is very obvious, that it is a fubtil infinuating evil, againft which it is neceffary for the belt men, and who have made the greateff advances in religious virtue, to be always upon their guard left they be be- trayed into it. It
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