430 Tbatworldly thingscannotf,atiafie or tiringcontentment. quantitieofthewater,but in the qualityof the veffell, for if he would flop the leakes, hemight as ealilyfill in a handing poole,as inthe great ocean : fo the follie ofcouetous world.. lings is no lefleabfurd, who when they cannot fatisfie their greedie hearts with competent flore ofriches, couet after more, thinking to glue them contentment when they can ;?uis diues?qui wallow in the abundance of their wealth : but all in vaine nd paupcïauárais for the fault is not in the too little quantity of their riches, Autonius, but in thevnfatiable greedineffeoftheir mindes, which can I&e pauper oil neuer be fatisfied.And therefore they (houldnot feekecon- qui abct quod tentment by filling their emptieharts inan ocean ofwealth, qui dr non i but rather by flopping thole 'cakes which are madeby co- bens,haberenon uecoufneffe,and fowould fmall floreofwealth betterfatisfie appetit,diuesefi. rhein, thenthe greatreuenues ofa rich kingdome. Forhee Gregor.in t is not contentedwho hath enough,buthebath enoughwho zech.lib. s. is contented, feeingwhen hecannot fit his (late tohis mind, Ho[nsl.s 8. he fitteth his mind tohis eflate, & fo isfatisfied with a little, Neames initi- aa et dines eris: becaufe he defireth nottnuch.Now as he is truely rich which magnaPunt di- hathas muchashe wanteth or defireth ; fo heonely isto bee nitianon deli efteemedpoore,which wanteth that whichhe bathnot; for necarecas.Se ifnot hauingwealth heneitherwanteth nor defireth it, bee Non ispauper is rich in his mind,thoughhe bepoore in poffeflions: neither ell qui nihilpof is he to be efleemed poore, whole mind agreeth with his fide:,fedqu; flare, buthe who thoughhe haue abundance isnot fatisfied: mull' ncupf- feeing pouertie confifteth rather in the penurie ofthe mind, cit. deLazato then in the abfence ofriches, andnot inhauing little, but in cone.,, not hauing that which isenough. 4.Seel.I2 Anotherreafon why the heart is not fatisfied with thefe Anotberreafon worldly things, is, becaufe they who are poffefled of them, why richesfasi!: cannot find in their hearts to vfe them; andthough they haue be ecaufe they are abundance ofearthly treafures, yetare they fo charmed with not vfed. thefe idols, vponwhich they haue let their hearts, that they dare not touch them, or any way conuert them to theirbe Plutarch. de nefit : refembling herein the Indian Ants,which (as it is laid Cupid.diuit. ofthem) taking great painesin gatheringgold, done=vfe it,but only hide it,fo that others can haueno benefitby ir:or him who being Bentwith fickuefle,hath his table furnifhed with all manner ofdainties,but wanteth a fiomacke to feed vpon
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