Ofthe telethons tobeobferetedinthela\bfirllvfrofriches. 23t their riches arenot only lawfull vntó them, but alfo fweete' and comfortable; feeing they fecurely inioy themwithout feare of lofing them. To this purpofe one faith, that if Diaitia rcule.- worldly richesbe wanting; themuff not fecke them by euill rerfr¡rar c a meanes; if they bee prefent,wee mull referue themby our gaaranwr good workesinheaven; neither lhouldthey, though they ijundo:ft abound,littvp-a manlyand Chriflianmind, nor breake and temadfu n,per ; call it downewvhen they goe way. Finally,ifwe doe not too bona opera f r_ much age&thern wewill not glorie in them whenwe haue aenhfrirt f¢to, , $ dac.Aug.ad them,nor beemuch afhatned when wewant them,neitherBonifac.epiR. will they,ifwe dice= them as vncertaine and momentany;z s.tom.z. triflrc,make vsto beehighminded, or to put our trufl and,/ Tim.6,i7. confidence in them. Finally,welawfullypoffeffeviches, when aswee keepe apec`f.it vigilant watch ouer them,that theydo 'not by-our abufede- rbat waft generate fromtheirownenature,andbecome Satansbaitecarefrdtty rake toallurevs,norhis fnares to intangle vs; nor his themes to beetle left oar choake in vs the feed of Gods word, and to hinder the rifbesbtcome Satans Tome growth of Godsgraces in. vs; nor that cold water,where- ,andfnares. withhee quencheth in. vsour zealeof godlineffe, and the goodmotions of Gods fpirit. If then we would haue our riches in thepolíefliongood andlawfull, wemull carefullie takeheed that they doe not make vs turnebacke, not flat ken outpace in the wayof righteoufneffe which leadeth to . life euerlafling,and that theybe not tentations,whichdraw vs vnto finne and rebellion againfi God, by toomuch affea Ding them,trufling in them, orbeing proud ofthem. But . confidering that they are part of that ternporall Wages which God freely giuethvsforoutfcruice,let this bountic make vs the more to loue our benefac`lour, and thefe re- wardsmake vs more dutiful( andobedient. And lallly,wec mull not hold them in ourpolfcffìon,as being Lords,and ab- folúte owners of -them; but as tenants at :will, who, have them but at the pleafure ofour great Land-lord,vntowhom wemull giue anaccount ofthem atthe day ofiudgement; and fo (hall we not riotoufly miffpend them vponour ovine Luk.ra.z, lullsand pleafures,nor imploy them as inflruméts to further vs in the .courfe.offinne : but carefully vie themasGods flewards
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