at the SPITTLE. giving ;and, not when the Lo Rn hath His Eph4grear, wherda Heharh mete to you, to make your Bin fmall, wh~rebyyou meafure to thepoore; rurningrhe plenty of heaven into the fcarcHy 'of earth• . Thus cloth the vfpofltt fetch rhe matter about, and thus dorh he inferrc your doing good to thefc lmle Jambes and fuch hkc, out of Ga D s domg good umo you. And that which heinferr~th,heedothexceeding fitly, and lhewcth great art and. learning in ir. For, fpeaking ofenjoying. (hisv~ry!all word) he is carried in avery good zcale and affect.onro the rscbofth1s,world, ro delire of G o n, aad to entreat of them that they may not have onely"'P&.-<'"eJ'""'""'" ofthem (that is) enjoy them H I> f for afeafon, butthacthey may enjoy th~m for ever; nor onely, for a few yeares, or ' · u .a ' weekes,or da1es(we cannot tell well wluch)bur from evcrlaltmg to everla{bng: And tliar is; bydsing-good. So enJoy that we may doegoodtoo•. To fay truth: Saint Paul could not better devife, than hereto place ir. For, our toomuchepjoyingeatcth upourwell.doing, cleane. Our coo much la{hing on indoing i#Y [elvesgo1d,maketh chat we candoegoodto n?ne but ourfetvu. Our prefem enjoy– ingdefrroyeth our weU-4oingutter!y,and confequent!y theeterna/1enjoyingwe lhould have ofou~riches. As ~harao'steane kine devouredthefat, t111dit "'"'not (eeneon them, Gen..., .,; fo cloth (fa1th Bafil)our·~·<ll'•rJ'<<,our notous mijpendmg (where we iliould not) eat · up our;~· Uoi', our Chriftian bej!Dwingwhere we lhould : and aman cannot tell, what: is become ofic. Very well and wifelyfaid chat Father, 'A.O.-'Ydf 7ii'<.;,.,,;. , .r ~""'~";;,, Pride iJprodigAlities whetj!Dne, and it fets fuch an edge upon ic, in our enjoying, chat it curs Co decpe into our wealth ; and lharc:s fo much for our vaine and riotous enjoying,. that it leaves bur little forourwe/1-doing. i Looke how the truft in G1d and rhe tr11jl in ri,hes are fet one againfr another, here by the vfpof!le ; fo are our high minds, and our doinggood. One would not thinke ic at thefirft, bur (fure)fo it is; we mull have lower mindsand lefiepride, ifw<: will have more gDod workes and greater plenty of weU.doing. You may-therefore enjoy your wealth, thar is true: butyoumultalforakerhiswithyou,youmuftdoe– g_oudwith it,andlearne ofthe Apojlle, there be two ufes ofyour riches,and that there– fore Go n haeh given them, • Tnnj1y, •To doegood: nor, eo e~<joy oncly; but, eo enjoy and todoegootl. Enjoyi11g, isdoinggDod: But, not to our felves onely; but, by doi11g good, here, Saint Paul meaneth rodoe it to others, that theymay be the better for us. Thevery fame rwo cloth Salomon in very fitterms [etdowne : that Water iJgiven intoour cl- p 10 , f.lf· jltme, 'that wemAJ dri~>keofitour {elves, • th.aotlT (os11taines mayflow out, and they th~r dwell about us fare the better for them. The very fame two cloth agreater than Mat, •• 4 , ; Salomon, our SA vI o 1111. Himfelfe count oftoo : for,ofHis purfe,wc reJd He had thefe two ufes, to btiJ that Be hadneedofHim{dfc, and togivefomething to thepoore-. Iohn 1 J·'l· · Iris good reafon,that man confifring oftwo pans, the{ouleand ~ody, thebody onely · lhould not take up all; but,the.foule lhould be remernbred coo. Enj1ying is chb bodies part; andwelt. doing is the foules :yourfoulesarefuiters to you to remember them, that is, to remember weU-doing, which is the foules portion. Remember this fecond : che other (I doubc not) but youwill remember fall: enough. This was the u[e of our SA v 1 ouR C H RI s T s purfe, and if yours be like His, this mullbethe ufe of yours alfo. For furely, it is greatly to be feared, that many richat this day, know not both thefe :indeed know no otherufeofthdr wealth than anoxeoranAffa,orother bruite beafts would know ; to have their crib well ferved, fwee.t andcleaneproveni:lerofthe belt in themanttr, and their furniture and trappings fir and ofthe fineft falhion: No other, than the Gluttgn did, r~goe in Lukul. 1 ,; foft linnenand richfitlu, and to fare delicioujly every day. Orthan the other, h1s pew- ' fellow, that profelfed,it was all che ufc he counted of; and therefore we fee he faith to his foule, E•fe thyfiU (.foule) andJrinke thy fill; fill andfat thyfetfe, and enjoy this Luke ~·· •f.· life ; neverlooke to enjoy.any o~her. ; .·-" . .Wemufllearne one ufe more,'one more out of ohr ch~rge, and 'onfcquently• .Bbbbb 4 When
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