TheAgnes ofthe loneofthemos- . 2 S theearth,that we Ioue the world better thenCod,and more eaeeme ofthefe tranutorie trifles, then ofthat eternal! hap- pineffe inGods Kingdome. Secondly, that which a man bell Jonah, ofthat hemoll §.Seci.2. talketh and (peaked), with great(ft comfort,and vnwcari- The frcond eel delight; either commending, or admiring it, or finally fgneistofpeake conferring of themeanes whereby he maycompafhe and in- of than71h ioyit; for as our Sauiour teacheth vs, out ofthe of andco/l ort. j and comfort. theheart,themonth fpeals,eth. And the tongue is the snterpre- Mat. 11.34 35. terofthe mind; and confequentlyby the tongues language, Lingua ¿fi an: wee may eafilic gcfe at the hearts meaning, As therefore mrMercowco, the doore-keeper laid vnto 'Peter, thou art Surely ofGalilee, for thy Speech bewraieth thee: fowhen a man taketh his wholedelight in worldly and carnali communication, wee mayconclude,thac he is a citizen ofthe world, becaufe his fprcch bewraieth him : for as when the clocke within is difordered,and thewheeles out offrame, the hammer and bell muaneeds give a falfefound : fo when our hearts are inwardly difordered and corrupted with worldlineffe and prophanenes, our fpeech outwardly accordeth with them. So theApotile John faith, that becaufe they areworldlings, therefore fpealle theyoftheworld, and theworldhearer them r.Iohn 4,5. Thusas the Prophet Efay telleth vs, theniggard willtalke of]ïfa nlggardneffe; and thus the ambitious man taketh his chiefe delight to fpeakeofhis honours and preferments ; the coue- tousman ofriches,the voluptuous man ofhis pleafures and delights : In a word, whofoeuer hath his mindchiefly de- lighted with the worlds muficke,he hathhis tongue alto tu- ned to the famekey; and taketh his ioy and comfort in fpea- king ofnothing,but oftheworld, andworldly vanities. But on the other fide,when once ourminds are weaned from the world,and when we haue laidvp our chicle treafures in hea- uen ; whenwecaerme Godour foules foieand chiefe de- light, and with the Prophet Dauid account the Lord our Pfa1m.3.3. glory and reioycing,when our chiefecomfort isin that afin- and E =7 rance whichwe haue ofour heauenly inheritance,and ofthe eternal! ioies ofGods Kingdome; then doe wee take our chiefe ioy and comfort, in talking and conferring offitch S z matters
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