218 The Crucifying of she world, If they have but little, theyare faithful( in that little : And if they have not filter and gold, they will give fuch as they have ,, whereGod requireth it. But the unmortified worldling , is like fome fpreading trees , that by drawing all the nutriment to themfelves, and bydropping on the refs, will let noother profper under them. They draw as much as theycan to themfelves : For themfelves is their care and daily labour, Pfal. 49. i 8. They all mind their own things ; but notthe things of Chrifl or their Brethren. Getting, and Raving, andKeeping is their bufinefs ; and as fwine, are feldom profitable till they die. Benefit z z. ^("H E lall Benefit that I thall mention is this : If you are now Dead to the world, and the world to you, your natural Death will be the leftgrievous to youwhen it comes. It will be little o: no trouble to you to leave your houfes, or lands, or goods ; to leave your eating, and drinking and re- creations ; to leave your employments and company in the world ; for you were dead to all that is worldly before. Surely fo far as the Heart is upon God , and taken off thefe tranfitory things, it can beno grief to us to leave them and go to God. It is only the remnantsof the unmortified flefh, together with the , natural evilof death, that maketh death to feemgrievous to Be- lievers : but fo far as they are Believers, and dead to the world , thecafe is otherwife. Death is notveer fodreadful to thesn,as it is toothers ; except as the qualityof fome difeafe , or fome ex- traordinary differtton, may change the cafe : Or as force defpa- ratewicked ones may be infenfibleof their mifery. How bitter is the fight of approaching death, to themthat laid up their trea- fure on earth ; and placed their happinefs in the profperity oftheir flefh ? To fuch a fool as Christ defcribeth, Luke ra. that faith to himfelf, Soul take thy eafe, eat, drink and be merry ; those hag enough laidupfermanyyears. How fad mull the tidings of death needs be tohim that fet his heart on earth , and fpent his daies in providing for the flefh,and never laidupa treafure in heaven,nor madehim friends with the Mammonof unrighteoufnefs,nor gave not diligence in the timeof his life to make his Calling and Ere- 0o furs .To aworldly man, that fets nothis heart and hopes above;
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