48 a 'That worldly thingsare vnprofitable. riot and exceffe,that which theyhauegottenwithmiferable niggardlineffe, feldome remembring their benefa6ìors,vn- leffe it be to ftout theirfollie, and inuey againft their fordi- dous auarice,the which they fomuch hate and abhorre, ha- uing feene the wretched fruits ofit in their progenitors,that Si aueraa es, vfually they runne into thecontraryextreame, andbecome non babes, f: asprodigallas they wereniggardly, and fo within a while prodigus,non hauenot that in poflflon, which the other had not in vfe. habcbn. So theSonneofS racssfaith thathe utherethand era- Ectlefiaßieus y g f 14.4. peth by defrauding hisownefoule, he gathereth for others, and x1n¡an & .xi, theylball)nakegoodchoerewith hisgoods.By all which it is eui- Tu. dent that mifersmay get much wealth, but no gaine or pro- fit, great (lore of riches, but no goods; for that onely is good vetovs, whereofwehauenot the poffefíîon alone, but thevfe and fruition allo, whereas, like their bags, theyhaue onely the keeping of theirmoney, andhaue no good, but great hurtby it, whilefl (like them) they areworneout with care and labour, ingetting andkeeping it,and hautnocom.. fort by inioying it. And thusby this their iniferablenes, they make Godsgifts tobe no benefits,and turne his bleflings in- toheauie burthens. So theSonneofSyrach faith, that riches Awe. tuxes%Svm are notgood to a nggard,andwhatfhoaldanenajene mandowith 1 4&x.7&. money ?For that isonly goodand tobe efleemed Godsbier Ec 14 lcfiaßicus fng, wherebywe receiue good, and haue it in vfeand fruiti- on, as well as inculiodie and poffeffion : for fo the Pfalmilt Pfahnee1a8.a. faith, When thoueate&f thelabours ofthine hands thou/halt 6e ficdef: 2.4 bleffed, and itfballbe wellwith thee.And thePreacher teatheth v43.12..13. vs, that there is no benefit toman in all heenioyeth, but that he eate anddrinke,anddelight hisfoule with theprofit ofhis labour, andthatwe haste this ofthe handofGod. And againe, I know that there is nothinggoodin them, but to reioyce, andto dogood inhis life, andalfothat emeryman eatethanddrinketh, andfeeth thocoanrnodirsie ofallhis labour; this is thegift ofGod.Where- byhe implieth, that it is a gift, and no gift, ora gift,and no- benefit, when Godbe(lowethgoods, and not grace to vfe them for good purpofes,bothby reioycing in their fruition, andby imployingpart ofthem to charitableand pious vfes; yearather thepofleffion ofricheswithoutthe vfehurteth the owners,,
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