O f themiferies accompanying worldlythings. 5 5t Chermens,.he ceafeth tobehis owne ; having: no (pare time to enioy himfelle, or to bellow on his-private affaires,yn- leffe he wilbe exclaimed vpon by hiswaiting clients, for gi- uing too long attendance. Hce muff in time of warre fight in the front, firfl enter thebreach, and cues tonne vponthe pike, and canons mouth, expofng his body to maimes and wounds, and his-life to the extreamell perils, ifhe will haue honour. In thetime ofpeace hee mull vndergoe no leffc pe- rils,both ofprofeffed enemies, and undermining foes, the Planrtes¢áac. one Peeking to crufh.hitn, the other to trip him whilefl hee tlamatiouisfe is riling; nor yet indure lelfe paines;fbr hemull labor whilell cundr¡auer, others refl,' atchwhilell others Ileepe, and with aworld of magna¡e[icnn. care v holdhis Ilare whilefl othersliue at cafe and take their dsne ¢rpartus p r eR,da espian pleafure. Sowhat panics and perils doe men vndergoe who dus.Sence. will attaine vnto worldly riches? whilefl they rife earely,and epia.19 goelate to bed, fare hardly,. and goe barely, pinching both backe and bellte, and withholding neceflaries f-otir them- felues and theirs to increafe the flocke. Ifthey flay at home they toile themfelues inploughing,and fowing, runningand riding, with innumerable other labours to attaine vnto wealth. litheir calling befuch as imployeth them abrode, what miferies doe they indure? what paines doe they take ? what dangers doe they runne into?theymnfl kaue their owne countrie,and runne into valuntarie banifhment,as it were into another world,. they mull- forfake houfe and fricnds,parentsand children, yea they mat bee content ta partwith theirwiues,making a tennporariediuorce between themwhomGod bath conioyned ; and as it were diuide themfelues, leaning halfc at home, when the other halfe- mull goe abrode to leeke for worldlypelle. They mull corn mitthemfeluestothemercileswaues,cruell pyrats, and bar- barous people,and onewhilebe indanger ofdrowning,and another whileoffpoiling;fometime.offlaming on fea, and foone after ofbetraying when they are come to-land. And, thus asthe Pfalmiul laith;man tralkethin is'battlers, anddifyuie Pfa149.d, . tech htmfelfe in vase;heheapethvp riches, and cannot tellwhe- Jhallfather them. The like alfo may bee laid ofplcafures;_ whichhaue morepaine and griefe goingbefore them, then ioy.
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