O fthemanifaldmifirieswhichaccompanyworldly things. 5 }9 pairing ofthat which being obtained, it will not.giue vrtto him power to inioy ? In regard whereof that maybe truly Paid ofthem, which is fpokenof the Angell ofthe Churchof Apocal.;.r". the Laodiceans, that theyonly haue a name- and bare opini.. enofbeing rich, whereas they are wretched andmiferable, poore and naked. The like alfo maybe Paidofworldly pleafures, which are 4.Sect1.2. not only the companions, but allo the caufcs ofmany mite- o/themiferier ries: for ioy and forrow like two twins areborne and bred ne'pltaptiompa together; and no fooner doth theone appcare, but prefently the other artendeth on it. So theWife man faith, that aim in Prou.14.13. daughing theheart isforroTf>sll,and theendofmirth is heauinr Fitly therefore are thefe carnali pleafures called the worlds Syrens, which haue the beautifttllfaces ofwomen, but the hinderparrsoffcorpions, they hauehorsy in the mouth, but a fling in thetaile; for though they delight at the firfl tafle, knllafocs Tonga yet in the end they proue as bitteras thegall of Serpents; eft, dolor acvw, though in thebeginning they pleafe the carnal( appetite,yet tkptaa inui. ttan poor taunt ; poifoningvswithmanyfnnes > at lal theybringhorrour of brlwlwp mind, troubleofconfcience,and atthebefibittergriefe,and tar. sencc.in pai nfull,though profitable forrow,and repentance.In which Th}dtc. refpebt theymay fitlybe comparedto Abners play,whichbe- s.Sam.z.r4.26 gars withplcafure,but ended with bitterneffe; to Baletiafers banquet, which began with mirth and iollitie, but ended with l'careand trembling ; and tofweetemearesofhard di- ggeflion, which are plcafantin the mouth, but loathfome and burthenfome in the flomacke:for who feethnot thatriotous reuelling inworldly delights, is commonly attéded on with want andbeggerie? that vncicane lulls,and filthinesoflife, areaccompaniedwith inward difeafes and outward fhame? thatbanquetting andexcefliue fare, isthemother and nude ofthe moll fickneffes, and the common caufe ofvntimely death?yeawho feeth not that thefe carnali delights are not onlyaccompanied with miferies, but in themfeluesmifcra bit? for to faynothingof their common fellowfhip which theyhauewith finite, which aboue all things in the world makech a man wretched, we find by continual( experience, that dickpleafureslikei vcctandlafciousmeats,grow pre- N n 3 !early
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