456 That worldly thingsdoenotfati.rfieandbringeontentntent. thiuke to fatisfie their minds in their fruition, arc like vnto the hungrieman, who dreameth that he eateth,but when he awakethhe is dill emptie; or to the thirllte man, who drea- meth that he drinkcth,but wiling from his fleepe remaìneth fais9g fill athirfl,as theProphet fpeaketh:or as the Wife man com- pareth them, they are like veto the graue anddeflru&ion, Prou.27.so. which are neuer fatisfied; and to the horfeleaches,which Prou. ;o.ts, crie, giue, giue, and are neuer filled. And asthofe whobe- ingvexed with thedifeafe called the dogs hunger, are al.. wales eating, but neuer fufficed,fo as it is morecafe tobur$ their l+omackcs, then to fatisfietheir appetite : fohowfocuer worldly men are Hill feeding their hopes and delires, with their earthly vanitics,yct then-minds rernaineas emptie and vnfatisfied,as they were whc they firfi tailedof the : wherby the vanitie andworthlefneffecfthefeworldly things plainly Nwngaampa- appeareth, feeing that is laid tobe vaine, which like a fha- rum eft quadra- dow maketh fome appearâce, but fillethnot theplace where tis mwl m paved it is. And as they arevaine,fo alfo they are worthleflè and.of fans noneü. no value : For as that is not tobe elleemed little, which ise- Scncc.epitl. Dough,becaufeitfatisfieth :focontrariwife,thatis not tobe 119 accounted great, or greatly tobe valued, which lothnot fa- tisfie the inioyer,butleaueth his defies emptie,andhismind full ofnothingbut vexation and difcontentment. 4.Seil.2. Yea fo far are thefe worldlythingsfrö fatisfying them that That worldly haue them,that they inlarge their defires,& let an edge vpon thingspoffeffed their appetite,feruing rather for fauces to fharpenÿ flomack, tde b t inflame then for fubllantial food to allaythe hunger,aud forbaits to allure vs,rather the' meattofatisfie vs:for thofe whomoll de- uour them,domoti defrethem; like thole that are difealed with the dropfie,who being fill ofwater,domoil c6plaineof drought,& cric out ofwant,when as theyare readie toburli with fulneffe.And as thofewho are ficke ofaburning feauer, howfocuer in the time oftheir health they were not much troubled with this'll, being inwardly vexed with the raging burning oftheir difeafe, dodelire abundanceofdrinke; and hauing thatthey longed for, arcnot fatisfied, but the more they drinke,the more they thirfl, becaufe it is anvnnaturall peace whichcaufeth this vnnaturall appetite : fo when foules are
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