496 that worldly things are veprofitaóle. whereashe onely wanted that which bee neuer had. So that it is notakingdome ofwealth that will purchafetoacoue- tous man a dram of pleafure, it being fo orderedby Gods wile andgratiousprouidence, that pleafures fhouldnot bee purchafed with gold and filuer ( for then rich menwould haue ingroffed them into their owne hands to fell thema- gaine at dearer rates)but rather hewould haue thembought with the comeoflabour and neccffitie,that thepoore might hauea larger (hare in them then theywho abound in wealth, and contrariwife hathioyned griefe,care and cumberfome troublewith riches andabundance, that no man thould im- moderately delrethem. So the Apofile faiththat thedefire r.Tire.6.to. ofmoney is the reoeofall mull, which while fame lulledafter, theyerredfrom the faith, andpierced themfeluerthorowlbith manyfarrowes. 4.Sea.4. Finally, etten the pleafures of the world are voidofall 7'hat pleafure and founddelight; for feeing they chiefly confift in pleafuresare thole things whichdelight the flefh, and latisfiethe carnall viaoftrue a etite, the are feldomevied without fin, which in thofe pleajareand Pp y founddelight whole confciences arenot quite feared, hath fuck a .fling ac- .companyingit, that itmarreth all their mirth, leauingafter a fhort and vanifhing pleafure ( which a little while deligh- teth theeye, eare, and pallet, or at vtmoll reache;hnó'fitr- ther.then the throate,) much trouble and anguithofmind. For whatisworldly pleafure, but as onecaileth it, vnpuni- fhedwickednef%,which confftcthchicfly in renelling and ssculitaiitia riot, in fornication and vncleannefle, in veine fights and eRimpaaeta lheaves, in glutronieanddrunkcnncffc;and this is the worlds nequata,&c. delight,ifimpunityalfo be. ioynedwirh-it ?Now feeing eue- Augun.ìn lo. ry one ofvs hath a lawwithout vs, forbidding and condemn aa.tra&.u. ring fnne ; andaconfcience withinvs accufing vs as;tranf- rore.9. greffors, and applying vntovs.thofe threatningsof hcawe iudgements which the lawdenouncethagainil (inners; iher- f:ore:it,is notpoflible forworldly men to take any found and folid ioy and comfort in thefe finfull delights; but when retoi,ce( as the A. s.Cor..zz. ferme nnthedaceaardnot in theheart. Arid as p t ) y f the Wife man faith, their laughter is madneffe, like to the laughter
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