comfortable ,walking with God. 2I in the World to come hereafter, i Cor. a. 9. Conceive proportionably of other things immearfurably defired and delighted im Ifthou doteft upon a good wir, thou mayetl be thickenwithdiflra&ion : ifupon abundance oflearning, or much worldly wifedorne, thou mayeft be in- fatuated, at leaft at force fpeciall times, when thou wouldeft gladlydoethe belt; of tin force important bufineffe, which moft concernesthee : if upon forme high place, thou mayft withHaman, Shebna,and thoufands mot; be throw ndowne intothe gulphof calamiteand woe, contempt and fcorne : upona fairehoufe, it maybe levelledwith the ground,by the _flames of Gods wrath: if upon a beautified face, it may be disfigured with the Poxe, and other deformities : if upon a hoard ofgold, itmay bedifperft by fire, robbery, defolations of warre: nay, ifeven upon thygraces with an over-weening conceit of felfe-excellencie, felfe-opinion, felfe-fuficiency;if theybe onely generali graces, thou may('} be quite flript of them ; if faxing, thou mayft be caft into a dampe anddefer- tion for a time, in refpc&ofall comfort, fenfe, ufe and exer- cite, &c. 2. For the fecond, thoughGod may permit thee topot feflè(till that outward worldly comfort,upon which the fury of thine affeCtion is fo fattened, and thy heart grafpes with filch greedineffe and excef'fe ; yet in this cafe thou mayeft ¡uftlyexpeec a crone ; either, r. In the thing doted upon. Withwhat adeale ofcutting difcomfort, and gafhes of bit- ter griefedid Abfalom dandled in Davids affe&ion with too much indulgence, rent his Fathers royall heart by imbruing his hands inhis brothers blood, and with unnaturall trayte- rous violenceand villanyfnatching at the Imperiali Crowne uponDavids head? Another famous inftance to this pur- pofewe findein the Story oftheGreeke Emperours. The old Emperour Andronicus doted with fuch extreme impotency of partiall affe&ion upon his Nephew, young 4ndronicus, that incomparifonofhim, hee did not onely difregard the reft of his Nephewes, but alto iris ownechildren : and as the leitkifh Srcr9a;' Story tellsus,was not willingto fparehim out offight either pismad= day
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