a; 8 Ofpleafere andthedieter, kinds thereof. nail men cannot rellifh, but thinke it tedious and loathfome; yet to thofe that haue euer truly tit fled of it, it is much more comfortable and delight ill then all worldly and wicked fohn 4.34 pleafures. An example whereofwee haue in our Sauiour Chrifl,who accounted it mear and drinke to doe thewill of Iohnepìll.;, his heauenlyFather:andin his belouedApoflle,whoprofef- verf.4. feth, that he had nogreater ioy then this, that chore whom he hadbegotten vnto Goddid walke in his truth. And holy Pfal.9.z.scr3.5 DauidcallechGod hisioy, affirming that he *ill degladand resayce in him and in kirfaluation, andmerciewhich he exten- uiaegoon- ded tohim. So that the ioy and pleafttreofa Chriflian cou- nihomiuicon- uerted vnto God isnot taken away, but onelychanged,yea turfs adneura bettered in the change, asmuch as the Creator excelleth the rnxtatur dela- creature heauen earth ; and his fpirituall graces and eternali aatio,',mantra ' > > p a delicia ; nan excellencies, themomentanie and bate trifles ofthe world. enimf+,bcra- And therefore ifour hearts were trulyfan6tified, andwe but honcur,jedmu- a little inured to there heauenly ioyes and pleafures, wee aanrur. would but a little efleeme the finfull pleafures ofthe flefh, Aug.in Pfalm. which nowbecaufewe arecarnally mindedwe fomuch dote 74. e.narrat. vpon. 4.Sull.3. The fecond kindofpleafures are thofe which are naturali ofnarurauand andciuil,when as we ioyand reioyce in the fruitionofGods civapleafures, temporali and earthly blefíings and benefits:thewhich plea. widths: they 1lire is in it ownenaturegood,but yet notabfolutely and im- are in their own mutablie and in rcfpedl ofthe vfeofan indiffèrent nature, naturegood,but , in refleaf ofvs good to the good, who haue a right vfe ofit, and euill to o/an indifferent thofe whoabufe it vnto finne. Concerning the former ; Na- nanny,and as turali pleafures which confifl inmeats,drinkes,apparel,hou.. theyarevfed. fes, muficke, recreations, and in the fruition ofother Gods comfortablebiefíïngs & benefits, are to thofe that vfe them well lawful', good and commendable. Firfl,becaufe theyare the giftsofGod which hehathpurpofely prouided for vs in the creation, and befloweth them vpon his feruants, as in- couragements to moue them veto more chearefull obedi- ence. Foras the Pfalmifl faith, he hach not only made bread Praiao4tf. toftrenQthen mans heart, boit so/fo wine which msoketbg/sod:he heart ofman,and "de to makehis faceThine. He hath prouided for hischildren not only thingsneceffarie and profitable,but alto r
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