272 That allworldly thingsaremeere vanities. ties,to the weaningofa fpiders webbe, which being made with great labour, is altogether vnfittomake a garment to keep warme or couer nakednes, & good for nothing but to catch flies.And the Apofile Paul afhirmeth before hiscon - t.Cor.t3.ts. uerfion veto God,his vnderflanding,thoughts and commu- 'nicade; which were fpent about worldly things, were meer-. lychildi(h ; the which being come toa ripe age in Chrifi he put away, exercifing his miede and tongue about things fpirituall and heauenly. So others compare the delires and Chryfoft.Ho. labours of worldly men to childrens fports, their fiatcly mil.zq. inMat. buildings to their houles eredicd in the lands, their gathe- ringofriches,to their gathering ofliones, and other trifles; their honoursandpreferments,to their kings,lords,andgo- uernours which they make in playamong themfelues; their efleeming of earthly vanities, to that great account which senec.inSap. children makeoftheir contemptible toyes, preferring, their non cad.iniur. copper chaines, .brouches, babies, tops ,and feourges, and cap.t=' fuch like trifles, before both their parents and't)üeirt.patri- monie; and finally their foolifh mourning and lamenting for the loffeoftheir riches and preferments,tothe ridiculous cryingof GIIie children, when their houlesare cefi downe, or their trifles taken from them. Neither is thereany diffe- rence betweenethení, fauing thatchildrenveryeahly pro- cure thofe things which they fo much affeéi; but world- 2idergo inter litigs purchafe their follies at dears rates,and obtaine them nary it'esin- with much fweate and labour they fecurcly cnioy their trre(f,vz .lriflo ; Y ait,nifi quad nos (ports and delights ; but thefe, as they compaffc their defires circatabulas trywithmuch paineand difñcultie;fo they poffeffe themwith fiat',as infaos- much care, feare, and danger. To which purpofe another m+r,cariusnz- erieth out : See O wretched man (faith he) that all which thou epzi,dat.Senec.a elletisbutmeerevosnitie,anda /l o/lie andmadneft,Whatfee. epi(t,rr5 JÌ Ì Bernardi-arm. nor thou Leg in the tbarld, except that alone which thoudoefl de mifcr.h:: towards God,for Godard to Godsglom; whatföeuer thouLeg min. without God is all finne and vanstie, becaufe there ù nothing godd.tbhich is without thechiefe_Qoedneffe. 4Set7.s. But ifwewould haue a teflimonie aboue all exceptions, The vanities( id vs confider what Sahmon fpeaketh of theft worldlie pro i l by sa , chistgs, who hadnot onely mofi wifedome and iudge RegNs te/Irmeny.... rightly
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