434 The Life of Faith. the rich and honourable in the world, than like the poor that arcmore holy; and think with more delight of bring like Lords or Great men in the world, than of being more like to humble heavenlyBelievers. 13. When you are at the heart more thankful to one that givcth you lands or moncy,than to God forgiving you Chrili and the Scriptures, and the Means of Grace : and would be better pleafed'ifyou were advanced or enriched by the King, than to think of beingfanthifiedby the Spirit ofChritt. And when you give God himfelf more hearty thanks for worldly than for #iritual things. 14 When you make too much ado for the things of the world; and labour for themwith inordinate indutiry;or plunge your felves into unnecdTary bufinefs, as one that can never have or doenough. 15. When you are too much in expe Ding liberality, kind- neffis andgifts fromothers ; and are too much pleated in it ; and grudge at all that goeth betide you ; and think that it is mens duty to mind all your concernments, and further your commodity more than other mens. 16. When you are felfith and partial about worldly interell, and have little fence ofyour neighbours concernments incow parifon of your own. If one give never fo liberally to many others, and givenothing to you, it doth never the more con- tent you, nor_reconcile your mind to the charity of the giver. If one give to you, and pals by many that have more need,you love and honour the bounty which fatisfieth yourown dcfires. Ifyou fell dear, you rejoyce ; and if you buy cheap, you are . glad of your good bargain,though perhaps the feller be poorer than you. He that wrongeth you, or any way hiodereth your commodity, isalwaies a bad man in your cfteems No vertue will favehim from your =luresand reproach : But he that dcaleth as hardly by your neighbour, and well with you, isa very honest; man, and worthy ofyour praife. 17. When you are quarrelfome for worldly things, and the love of them can at any time -break your charity and peace, and make anenemy of your neercft friend , or engage you in cauflefs Law-fuits and contentions. What abundancedoth the world fet together by the cars P_ a8. When
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