Sao That worldly things arevrtprofitable. Iudgerto,tq,,. God he will not heare vs, though we flie vntohimhewill nothelpevs, but will in thetime ofouraduerfitie leaue vs veto thofe idols for fuccour and deliuerance, vpon which in the time ()four profperitie we relied and relied ; and Puffervs to fall in ourowne ruine, whichwehaue brought vpon our fclucs byour vaineconfidenceahusthe Wife man telleth vs, Prou.r r.as. thathemhatruflesh in his richesfhall fall; -and lob coucheth boththefe together,fhewing thatneither will the worldling pray, nor the Lord heare him in the timeof trouble. What Iob ay.g.io. hope (faith he)hath thehypocrite whenhe bathheaped vp richer, ifCj.od takeaìbay his joule ?. reell Godheart hiscrie when trouble ee.mmethopon him ? willhefithis deu to opon the t4lmightie? Diuesintonici- willhe call vpon Godatalltimes ? So-that .(as one faith) in re- ertia fecarier fpe& o£immunitie from dangers, they may fleepe more fe.. dorntieiaterra, curel. whoare then they who are quam dinesix y > purpura. Au- rich inthefè earthlyvanities;for the all-fuflicient Godbeing guff. firma I:,, the flaffe oftheir flay, vpholdeth and fupporteth them in the Tont.to. dayofdanger, butdiele who put their trufi in theic worldly Fáay 18.Ty. things, may truly faywith the wicked,Wehaue madefalfhood our refuge, and vndervanitie are we hid: for theLordwill bring vpon them the cullswhich they fearednot, & intheir greatefl extremitie,.he will make the cordsoftheir confi- dence as weake as a rotten threed, expofing them to the laughter andfcorneofall thegodly,becaufe theyhavingleft theLord, their Pureand fufficient hold,andrefledvpon there broken reeds for helpe, haue caught adowne-fall through theirowne.folly.So the Pfalmifl faith, that when God (hall execute iudgment in thedeflate-lion of there wickedworld- Pfalme 5x.7,8, littgsrtherighteotufhallfecitandfeare, andflialllaughat them, flying,,beholdthe man that tookenot godforhis firength, but trultedin themultitude ofhis riches, andflrengthenedhimfelfe inhisfobfiance : but I (faithhe) ¡hall belike agreeneolivetree in thehoufeofGod, forl haue.tridtednt thGmercit ofGodfor ewer awlester,. ¡pea. 7. Furthermore, the abundanceofthefeearthly things doth worldly things ,notcure the bodie officknefi'es and difeafes,which not being stomapure the, retnoued makeall the worlds comforts meerelyvncomfor- ,rediedi/ekni table. Itisnotworldlypreferments, nor the prtailesoftnen, nor:
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