Ofthe mifiriesaccompanying worldly things. 55 5 themfelues with vnmeafirable toyle, and carking care, (pending their Ilrength, and haflening their death, for the obtaining of theft earthly trifles: whereby alto they gricuoufly finne again!! God, not oncly by deflroying his creature, but by difltonouring the Creator, while(} wholly reflingvpon their owne cate and labour, and vfing their owne meanes, they denie his prouidence, and refufe to be ordred in their courlësby his directions prcfcrìbed in his word; as though either he were ignorant and knew not their wants, or careleffeand didnot regard them; or infuffï- cient, and notable to relieue them; whereas in truth,heTeeth all ruled) all, and bath enough in (lore for all that depend vponhim: fo that as the Wifeman faith, in thefeireofthe Lord is anaffioreditrength,andbit children Jh.all haue hope; fee- Efay q.18. ing he neither wanteth knowledge, power, nor will to pro- vide for them. And thus do men drawvnto themfelues ini- quitiewith the cordsofthefeworldly vanities, as the Pro- phet (peaked), (wallowing vnder thefe baites the hidden hookes offin,and receiuing thefe earthly trifles as the wages ofwickednes; whereby they eternally lofe chemfelues, for the temporarie gaineofworldly vanities. And yet fofoolifh men are, that they conceiuenot ofthis miferableloffe; but thinkeonly thofc things deare which arebought with mo- ney, and thofecheape for which theyfell theirfoules; that loffe alone whichdiminifheth their outward eflate; and that aduantage, whichaddeth to their flocke, though it robbeth themof themfelues, and their owne fàluation : and whereas theywould refufe many things which they defire vpon the bafe priceoffomelittle money, theywill not flicke to pur- chafe it by fin, wrong, iniurie, opprellion, lying and deceit,. though thereby they hazard bodyand foule tohell and eter- nal! death:whereby it appeareth how highly menprize there worldly trifles, and how meanely theyefleeme themfelues, feeing they are readie to make exchange vponall occafions; and tomake faleoftheir foulesto buy thefe vanities. Thus thofe whoareambitious doe not onely toilethem- 4.Set7.7. feluts with excefliuepaines, but alfo are readie to run on in ofthemicked any wicked courfe,which doth but promife to lead them vu- cotsftswhicb to ambitioward
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