ThePreface. mit to Haven 45 a Le(fer evil then hell ; and another thing todefire itas agreater Goodthen earth. Its one thing to lay upysur TreafureandHopes in heaven, andto peek it aril á and another thing tobe contented with it in your Necefity, and to feek the worldbefore it , audgiveGod that the f efb can(pare. Thus dif'ereth the Religion offerions Cbriflians, andof Carnal worldly hypocrites.But 't fhallbreak (Tiny Ad- monition, andend with fume Advice. Direci, r. Look upon this world and all things in it; with the fore-feein eye of Faith and Realon, and val- lue it but as it deferves : And thenyou will neither beea- ger after it, nor too much delighted in it, nor puft up by it , nor will it fo prevalently entice you to venture or neglect eternal things. Didyouknow andwell confider but what an empty fadingthing it is, you could never b : fat with fo poor a portion, nor quiet yourfouls,till you had a(furance er found hopes of better things : Nor waulUyou take fuck plea hire in childi(h trifles ; nor debafeyourfelves , to be fo inor- dinately imployed 'aboutfuck low andfordid matter,, while God andyour eternal happinefs are laid by. You take not your felves for the bafeft of men much le fs for bruits or ideats : o then do not make yourfelves the bafeft , and do not unmanyour [elves, andbrutifte your immortal fouls. R heathencould fay, [Neinoalias e( Deodignas nitï qui opes contempfìt.. ] 1 f youwouldbe Rich, cho% that which will makeyou Rich indeed t make fore of his favour that is the ablative Lord' ofall, and thenyoucan want nothing, whatever you, may be without. vsnd if yet you thirflfor worldly Riches, or inordinately Love them, and renacioutly: keep them from your Mailers ufe, remember that this drfco- verethyour difeafe; and therefore Mouldmindyou rather to sure it then tofeed it It; is not money nor any thing in this warld, that will cure fuck 44 empty depraved foul. As Se- necafaith, If a pickman be carriedabout, whether in
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