qto Ofthe vanity ofworldlypleafurer, he doth fo corre&andqualifie them with the cordial! pre. feruatiues ofhisgrace, that they donot hurt them; or ifthe groffè humors offin breed in them by this voluptuous diet, he purgeth them away with the bitter potions oftroubles and affliEiions. So that the wickedhaue a greater portion in thefeworldly delights then Godsdearefl children; yea and muchmorecarnall pleafure in their fruition, becaufe in the fecuritieoftheir hearts they inioy them, letting the raines loofe to their licentious will, and fuffering their appetites to take their fill,vntill euen theyglut themfelueswith thefe de- lights, and be made drunke with abundance of pleafure : whereas the children ofGod dare onlytafle ofthefe bewit- ching cups,orifbeingallured with the fweetnes, they takea more deepedraught, they find them bitter indigeflion, for not onlydo they find much trouble in the very fruition of their pleaCures, whilea they are faine to watch with great care and vigilancie over their hearts, that they do not furfet ofthefedelights, by exceeding iuPc mcafurc, lea in pleating themfelues they difpleafe God; but finding that they are faultie andouertaken, theyhaue their fweetpleafures fowre- ly fauced, withprefentfinitingof the heart, and checkes of confcience, and afterwards when the delight is vanifhed, it leauethbehind it bitter forrow and repentance: whereby it appeareth that the childrenofthe world haue inal refpeáts a greater (hare inchele carnali pleafures, then thechildren of God : and therefore our Sauiour Chria plainly telleth his Iehn 16.1o. Difciples, that they fhouldweepe and lament, when as wicked werldlinzs fhould reioyce, and folace themfelues in their de- lights: the whichalto the experience of-all timeshath plain- lyproved : for Dauidwas affliEled and perfecuted, when his wicked enemies wallowed in their delights, and through theirdaintie fare, cafe and pleafure, had their eyes fwollen Praline"' withfatneffe; fothefalfe Prophets faredaintily at lefabelr table, whilefl poore Elias is fedby the rauens, and gladofa- ny fcraps : proud Herod dclighteth himfelfe withhis fea(ls and reuels,whilefl holy lobsBaptifllieth in prifon,expeaing death;and the richGlutton goethgorgeouflyand fareth de- licioufly euery day, whilefl poore Lazartu is coueted with fores
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