Ofthe cautions to beoGrirued in the lawfullvfe ofriches. 2 31 fore to auoid prolixitie, I referre the reader to that place. and that ne dot Thirdly, to the lawfullpoffeílion ofriches, is required that soot /u ourharts we doe not Pet our hearts and affeElions vpon them; butre- 'ilea shim. feruc them chiefly and principally for God and hcauenlie things; vfing these earthly riches as though wee vftd them not; andbeing contented to recline them, (as thepilgrmu i.Cur. 7.31. doth his ílaffe) fo long as they further vs in our heaueniie iourney,but dcfpifing and rcie6ting them, when they be- come hindrances and impediments. And this counfell the Pfalmifl giueth vs; Ifriches (faith hee) increale, fer not your Pfal.6zï1o. hearts vpon them that is, dot not dote vpon them with fontines ofloue, affding them abone their worth and de- fert,and preferring thembeforeGods heauenly and fpiritual treafures; nor put any trufl andconfidence in thë, as though they werefuflïcient for preferuation and proteélion, feeing theyare not onely weake and impotent, but allo incertaine r.Tim.s.t7.. and momentanie. And ifwee onely giue them the keeping with this carcleffe regard,andintertaine them with Inch cold affeflions,theycannot hurtvs ; for not the pofleflionbut the immoderate loue of them is condemned. To this purpofe t4ugufiinewriting on thofeawords ;Ifrichesincreafe,/et not thequinon ha- your hearts on them, faith thus, Hewhohath notthis riches,let bet,nonam. him notcouetouflyfeelZe them ; be that hath them, let himnot be hiat;is qui ha_ proud o them : or theP almi.fí tithnot,fee abaue not riches, be f f .i f f y biar.d?e. but,doe notfet your hearts on them. He doth not condemne ri- Aug.in PfaLór ches,buttheheart weedto them, becaufeit is not willing tobe- flow them,but hordetb andhideth them. Andanotl'ier writing Bcda ingloff. vpon the twelfth ofLuke, faith,tbat the richman isnot repro- fuper Lue.tz. hended,becaufehe tilledbisgrounds,andgatheredhisfruiter into hisbarnes,but becaufe he didplace theconfidenceofhis life vpon them,and diflributed them not to thepoore,thatfohemight baue been receiued intoeternall habitations. On the other fide, it is polfible 3 aman may offend in Petting his heart vpon riches who neuer had them in his poffeílion, euen as hee may con- temne them that bath them inkeeping. To which purpofe one faith : Thou ma fometimefinde a rich man humble, rrho vfeth his riches, but putteth his *hole confidencein God: andAug.inPfal. cantrariwife,abeggerpuffedvpwith pride, or therefore only not 135 .tom.8. 4 proud,
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