Mar 19.24. Ma11(.1o.24. 218 Ofthe captions required to the right vfeofriches, therein requireth,in that hehad not profited thus farre,as to preferreGod in his loue and affeetion before his riches, but would rather leaue Chrifl,then leaue them,ifhe nwfl needs forfake one ofboth. That fo being admonifhed ofhis owne imperfeélions and wants,he might flee out ofhimfelfe, and abandoning his owne righteoufneffe,he might ref} himfelfe wholly vponChrifland his righteoufìteffe,forhis iuflificati- on & faluation.Finally,they obiecct the Paying ofourSauior, that it is eafier fora camel to goe through the eie ofannee- dle,then for a rich man to be faued. But the anftvere is eafie; for our Saviour 1peaketh not ofthe poffeffion ofriches, but oftheirabufe, when as rich men trutl morein them, then in God.Forfo he expoundeth himfelfe vetohis difciples; Chi!_ dren,how hard is it for them that trait in riches,to enterinto the Kingdom(o fÇod? CHAP. IIII. Ofthemanifoldcautions and conditiens whichare requi. red to the right and lalbfall vfr of riches. ,Secei.a. That we mug not ouerualse riches inor iudeements a- boetheir worth. Nd thushaue I (hewed that riches in them - felues are not to beereie&ed and contem- ned,as being the gifts and bleflîngsofGod, which being well vfed, maybe helpcs and furtherances vnto the performance of ma. ny Chriftian duties. In the next placewearc to confider of thofe manifold cautionsand conditions which are required voto this lawful' vfe,whereby they are made trulygood vn- tovs;and thefeare ofthrec forts: for either they refpe6i the acquifcion andgetting ofriches,or their poffetl;on,orfinal- lytheir adminifiration, beflowing,'and imploiment. And firP,in refped}oftheir acquifition andgetting, it isrequired that:thee chriflian, lull andhoner+. In which regardwee mutt not whoprofeffe byourreligicaai, that weehauebetter hope ,Ou.eour felues vpwholly to the feraping and raking ofwealth together, fiiffering our thoughts, our wordsand aélions i
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