That worldly thingsareunprofitable. 493 becaufe his couetous mindBill maketh him beleeue that he hath neuerenough for his'owne flore. And by reafonofthis vnfatiable greedineffe, thefe rich milers are euer readie, like (punges, to lack et) any gaine and profit,but when they haue it, will part with none, vnleffe theybepref(ed,and as itwere crufhed with violence or importunitie. Though Nabal was t.Sam.z.f.t. exceeding rich, and able to leali his followers likeaKing, 10.1r. yet it was neither the deferr, nor humble fitite of Dauid that could obtaineathis hands the, leaf+ pittanceof hisaboun- ding plentie.Though the richman in the.Gofpelt tooke care Luke ta . enough, andmore thenhe needed, to fill his barnes, yet fo careleffewas he indoing good, that when his barnes were otter full, he rather refoluedto inlarge them tohisgreat coR Luke 16, and trouble, then hewould part with anyofhis flore indo- ing the workesofnterciie, and releeuing thofe who flood in need : and though Dimes went inpurple and fine linnen, and fared delicioufly everyday, yet couldhe not fpare the verie crummes that fell from his table, to keepe:poore Lnzarsw from perifhing with hunger.So that (as theSonneofSyrach fpeaketh) lfthecouetowman loth any áood,bedoth it,notknow- Ecckfiaftíctxt> ing thereof, 'andagainff hiswill: and rather then he will part 54.7. with hiswealth to any good vies,hewill partwith his foule, and vtterlyabandon the meanesofhis owne faluation; aswe may fee in the example ofthe richYongman in the Gofpell, whoheard Chrif+withfotr.epatiencc,tillhe told himofpar- ting with hisgoods towardsthe reliefeofthe poore, but thé Matth.rgrte. hegoeth away forowful,becaufe he could not faue his foule, and reierue his mammon too,andldefirethnofurther to hane part inChrifl, or in his heauenly inflruc&ions. And this emu- medico paffe,becaufe riches do naturally inflame the hearts ofcouetous men towards them;andloue making themloath topart with the thing loued, caufes them rather to refente their oealthwith the hazard oftheir foules, then they 'will afcertaine themfelues ofthe leafi loffe, by feedingthe hull- grit, and flpplyicgtheneceffi:icsofthofe that want. In re- gard whererfthefe couetous wretches may be fitly likened totheminerallmountaines,whichare 11111 òfgoldand filuer, but barrenand vufruitfull; for fobarren he is in good works, , that
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