· t~ ·sainj :Or "A·Bf<ttle: Part 'If~ . Dir._3: More~v~r~ if youVJqu!d find t_he Pleafuri of a Ho/ 1 ·life, ]ee th.et tkt.! ~efo 6efoolyou not into lf.n. over· high eftim~ttion of .a_ny WPrldly thmg;: -~tmt f01y.~ur, qppe!ites may· not be ~errRpked Wtt,? fuch contr_ary _ nww~a/(rmre ·Pleafures; nor you.r ·.hearts be overwhelmed Wtth worldly cares, or _griefs or trotables. Ifyou will g(ut your fefves with other kjndo( pleafures, you cannot ex" pea: that Holinefs iliould be your plet~f {tre. You cannot fintl your delight in..God,. whenyou turn fron~ 'hi.m .tO feek .it in the .cre(fture. If you fmlght for /efs in friends, and h.ealth, ~ad profperity in the world, you might have more in God. How fhould you find content in God, when you fet fo /itrht by him~ that the promife of-beholding him in endlefs gloty, will not pleaf~ypu,unlefs );Ou may alfo have your ~efoly defires, or feljif/1 inclin'ations pleafed here ? .1 his is it that perverteth yol}r judgements ancl affe.ctions, · and caufethyou ro in jure ·God and /' your felves •. You·firfl: fancie that it \s an excellent thing ~o be . RichandRenownedand to rule over orher5, or to have plenty of all accommod~tions. for your fle{!l ; and then becaufe God fa· fujieth not thefe carnal fanci~sa . you ~~link he neglefleth. y,~m , or . deals hard.ly.wirh ypu t· As ifevery ~?~rfon in the Town lhould rRUrrnurbecaufe thc:y:are no{.BNJfiffsqr fUftices; when if they had the wit to ~now iE, rbey ar~ but kepr-frorn adouble encumber-. 11.nce, and from a burden which perhaps would break their· backi. ~hen the pe~ple_,are .thHs ,hifool~d. -~~ tpe ~~fo into .h~utifo c:on– ~~its 9f ~,h~-~a~1~re-.qf feljcity, '>a_nd into_an .?ve~~v.alumg of th.efe y,vorldly thmgs, rh~y ·~u-u t~n alw~ys etthe\r ·tt..ckftd by dela:dtflg pletJ~fur,ks or troubled ·tor:rhe . Cf.IJ.iJlng .of their.C!UQal wills, fQ tha~ th~y grow 'out of relilh, ~ndJiking with the q:ue and d,uraJ>le deliJjhts, .. ;a~~hee~. t~er.~ t~r~ q.f f+li~ carnali_ty. ... , · . , Dir. 4· Stu.dy tht grea~nef.s,;R/'th~ _., m.,eroy ~h~ch-:)qlf .ha.ve ·re: 'feived: You abeund witb . mexci~~ - ;; , P,nd .:Y~E_' J!ndftr.Vflltte them, and o"ver loo~ tfJtm, and jwtetC!'Z }'JOt your fouls .}Vi(;h ~~pe feri o.ti4. obfervat?onand remembr.mce of them : YGl.l 4udy pr,mctpallyyour afftiCliQns andyour wants: Aqd thus \Vh~ii.l JQU ~i:v~s .in fl.· land 'that fl q~eth ~i ·fuvi}k~ ~nd ~cmey ,,:YOH \YlJl ~o_t:fced on: .~he:~pr.~ i pir.e4Jeaft, bQt.l~cP. fii~l thf gaU.an_d 'fl',8t?ttf'ood l!l~O~r-_moutbs; ·ancllfow then fu u1(i you oe acqu_amtedWith t~e pleafu1:e.s. of ~ ·holy1ife. · . · . · , , •H " • , ~ :Yea you mtdt ufe to look rpore to ~he JPiri~!!.~lpa!! qfall yo~r- ~- -~- -·---·--· --·- ·--~- -- -· • me,rc1e~ \.___.------
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