49a 7 atworldlythingsare vaprofitable. preferue; the health ofourConies, making them flrongand vigorous in grace and verrue; whereas the glutting fatietie ofearthry vanities corrupts the mind, abates our ipirituail flrengrh, and filles vs full ofthecorrupt humorsofviceand firne. $.Sell. }, And as they do not helpe to low in vs inwardly the feeds That worldly ofgrace,fo neither do they caufevs to bring forth outwardly thingsdoarot the fruits ofgodlines:forhowCeeuer theambitiousmanhath makevr more attainedvnto honors and preferments,wherby he is enabled fruitPullin gaud todefend thewcake and toíhelter the poore veder the Ilia- worker. dowofhisprote&ion°yet either ishis mind fowholly taken vp withhis purpofes andplots ofriling, thathe hath no lea- fure to thinkeofthe poore, orfcorneth to hauehis thoughts fixedon fuch mean fubiedls, or finding fome flrong oppofr- tion, darenot be feene in the pooremans caufe, left crofling his compeeresin their will,theyshouldcroffehim in hisnext preferment; or finally, tofpendeth hiswhole bate in bribes, and wearicthall his friends in hisowne Cuits, for his further aduancement, that hehath neitherwill, leafure, nor meanes todogoodvnto any indiflreffe,nor to releeue theneceffìties ofthofc that areaflií ed.So likewife they who fertheir harts vpon pleafures,though they abound in fuperfluitie, yet arc they moil poore incharitie, andin the workes ofinercie; for as theyexceed in wealth, fo alfo in riot and exceffe, and all they canraketogether is little enough to minifier to their voluptuoufnes, and toconfume in pleafures : yea fo wholly are they Pet on their delights, that they had ratherfpend ma- nypounds in feafis andbanquetting, inmaskes and fhev<es, fports andpaflimes, then togiue a few fhillings towards the reliefeofapooreChriflian; and can more willingly find in theirhearts, that many fhouldperifh for wantoffood, then toabate the leafl part of their pleafure, ordenie vototheir neuer fatisfied foules any one delight.Finally,ifa man fathis heart vpon the earthly Mammon, though hee abound in wealth,yet ishee lure to bee moll poore in good workes, thoughhe flow intheplentic ofmcanes, wherebyhe is ina- bledtodo good,andto.exercife his bountic in the workesof enercie, yet are hisfruits andgoodworks at the loweflebbi, becaule
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