Ofpleafure, and the diner: kinds thereof: 237 CHAP. V. Ofpleafuret,lalbfull, ciuill and carnall,trhtch are tobede- fired,andlbhich to bee contemnedand fhunned.. Nd thus much for the IawfulI vfe of riches. 4.Set7.I. o In the latl place we are to adde fomething ofdiuineplea, ofpleafures, and toconfider how farre forth furese they are to bee defired, aslawful! and com- mendable,whereby alto wemay more eafilie difcerne in what refpe&s wee are to efchew andcontenrP,e them. To which purpofèwe are toknow, that pleafures are ofthree kinds : the 6rI1 diuine andholy; the fecond naturali and ciuill, the thirdcarnal! and wicked. Diuine pleafure is, whenas we delight in the Lord, andreioyce in the fruition of his gifts and graces in this life, and in our affuranceof thofe heauenly ioycs in the life to conic. And voto this pleafureas beingnot onely lawfulI,but religious, holy, and verycommendable, we are in many placesoftheScriptures exhorted. So the Apofile willeth him, that reioyceth to re- 2.Cor,roa7. ioycein the Lord. And inanotherplace; Reioycein theLordPhd4.4 alway;againe, Ifeyreioyce. Soas wee oughtthus to reioyce, and toreioyceagaine withadouble ioy ; yea,and not fome- time alone,but alwaies:and as he faithelk s''here,roemuf re- r,TheL5t6. ioycecontinually: not onelywhen we abound in wordly pro- fperitie,butwen in aft7i&ion : for as theApofilc faith, beingRogt.5.1.3. iuffiftedby faith, andhawing peacewith God, we reioycenotonly vnder thehopeof theglory ofgod,butalfoin tribulation. And x.Sam.3o,6 thus Dauidcomforted himfelfin the Lord,when as thepeo- ple were readieto (lone him: and theApoflles reioyced,be- M.541. caufe they were countedworthy to fuller rebuke for Chrifl; and Paul and Stlaa when they were forewhipped, and put Mt.'s. into a cruel!prifon. 4,Sea.2. And this is that principall byand pleafure which euery Divine lra- Chriflian ought chiefly to affe& and deliire, asbeing mofi aésnuch ç:rcellent,fweetand comfortabie. Which,howfoeuer car -to bedefired. nail
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