232 Ofthe cautions to beobferuedin the lawful! ofriche,, proud, becaufe he bath nothing to be proud of, beítyet feeking that which mayfire /l him vp. Now God daub not regard the riches,6ut thedesireand affellion,and itrdgeih himaccording to his concupifceace, whereby beegreedily gapeth aftertemporall t ings,andnut accordingtohisriches which hecannot compaff 4 ;Se,It, And ifwe doe not thus fet our hearts and affeblions vp_ That we moil on our riches, then will diners others things follow there- be contented upon,which alto are required to the lawful' poffeffion of with our e- them. As firfl, that we becontented with oureflate,as be. flate,andbee in g that portion ti whichGodallottethvntovs &noirepine milling to , p _ lease our riches againflGods prouidence, becaufe -wee haue not a largeral- when Godta- lowance; for hee that doth not toomuch affeathem;will i¿eth'bemaaay. not too much bewails their abfence, or bee difcontent be- caufe hee bath not abundanceof that which he doth not s.Tim.6.8. much regard ; but as the Apoflle faith,hauing food and rai- ment will therewith refl contented. So alfohauingabun: dance ofriches,ifwe doenot fet our hearts vpon them, then will we bee contentto leave them, when asGod the chiefe owner calleth againe for them; ifwee lightly- efleerne of themwhilefl we haue them,then wilwebutflightly mourne for thentwhen they leaue vs, neither (hall they take away any thing from vs but themfelues,leauingcontentment,ioy, and comfort, which we haue chiefly inGod, behind them. Andas we will not rcie6i them when we haue them, teeing they are the gifts ofGod, fowhen they take them ro their wings,and fleeaway, we will looke after them with a quiet mind, anda careleffe countenance. An example whereofwe lob3r,sÇ, baudnlo6; who, becaufe bee reioycednot when hiefubflance & capa ci. wasgreat, and thhenhishand hadgotten much; therefore hee did not much grieue when they were taken away, but in his greatefi loft praileth the Lord. AsalfoiuPawl,who,be- r.Cor.9.3t. cattle bevfed this world as thoughhe vfedit not, and effeemed Phil.3.y.8, all thebell things thereofbut as dung and loffe,in compari- fonofChrifl and his benefits,therefore with eafe hce Cooke Phil.4,Ii.Iz. outthat otherlef%n; in wh: efletefoeuer he was, there.rith-to be content. I can (faith he) be aba j -d, andIcan abound euerie where in allthings I am inFlrulled, both tobe full and tobebisn- grie,and toabound, and to haue *ant. Which whofopra&ife their
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