Ofrherightvfeofhonour.e,riches,sndpleafteret. 183 as one faith, Let vs rather tolerate then logethem, beaufe as r'oleremus po. theworldsaduerfitieismanif ellly pernicious,fohis pros eritieistiusprefeutra beet falf fatterte: and in another place, Loue not (faith he) quamdü;ga_ mut: adunefo- temporall things, which if they might bee well lotted, that man rummani f fia wouldhauehued them, which theSonne ofglodaffirmed ; neit her ci? pernicier, yetfearecontumcl ies,creffes and deatk,becaufeifthey would hurt Profpesos:on i- a man, hewouldnot hastefuffered them. But this is to be vnder-1 ei blande. tie,.Aug.in flood comparatiuely in refpes l offpirituall things, as he cit.. Luc.r8,Serm. poundeth himfelfe elfewhere: Goddoth not (faith he) forbid a9,to.ro. thee to lone thefethings, if thoudoe not loue them as thy chiefe P(olire happines, butfo toallowandcommend them, as that thoumayeft benoè amretr- muchmorelone thy Creator:for e f the bridegroomehauirggiuen fur, t.Aug, his flooufearing, the fhould more loue it then the 6ridegroome de Agon. himfelf, fliouldfhe not euen in the very gift ofher hufbädfbewan Chrift,hb. adulterous mind,alt houghfhefliould loue her hufbandsgift? And "IL" o robí- inanother place, The Apefiile willethvs, not to loue e/Oe'orld : i Verse iita he dothnot (faith he)forbidvs to haueit, but to loue it:but thou aware,fednon haft it, peffeffeff tt,andloeseli it :andfo this loue ofearthly things deligereadbe- becommeth the birdlime that intanQleth thy f/e rrtuall wings. a de e. ñ Howfoeuer therefore wee may affeól: thefe worldly things t.toh.Tra& with fome (mall loue,yet itought to be as farre fhort ofthat ?ion dixit ne- intire loue which we beare to God, and his fpiritualland litebabere, heauenly gifts, as thcfe vainc trifles come fhort of them infidnólitedi.' worth and excellenciesyea in truth the loue ofGods temp ltgere.Ser.33. rarie gifts, fhould (crue but as little fparkes to, inflameour toms°. hearts with the loueofthe giuer ; andbut as flees whereby we may afcend and mount aloft vnto that diuincand hea- uenly louc.For why do we loue the(e tborldly things,burbecaufe Quareamat they are beautiful!, and can theybe fobeautifullas hethat made fquiapub them? Thouadmire! thefe things, becaufe thoufeatnot hisex- tyroPant ? pof- cellencies,butlearneby thole things thouadmireit,tolouehim funteffetam whom thou deeft not fee. Qjeefton andinquire oft/se creature, pulchraquam and ifit haueit beingofitfelfe, then re FE in et ; but ifet haue it a lefatfa Pun;legitg.in beingfromhim, it is in meother res et hurtftsll tohim that lo- V51.79AL?. uethit, but as hepreferrth it before him thatcreated it. nAnd Purga amorem therefore purgethy/sue, and turne the/treame thereoffrom thet11fím,aquam filehiefinckeand chaemelleftheworld,intothegardenaisdPara ue temenclo- atam Conunte dife ofGod; and what beateandferuencie it bath to the world,ad bortum:Ia N 4 let Pfa1.3r,cnar.
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