Ofthemiferiesmhichaccompany worldlythings. 519 to find that triflinggainewhichbringethwith it thegreatefl: loffa; ingetting fluer toforfait the foule, and (asone faith) Mom*: tiat arr_ whiled tre gaineTome gold to lofe our faith, and whitef} we "*Pert fides, decke our feines outwardly with thefeworldly ornatnents,to vtfsruvrfiia- ris, rutxrtxf o. be fpoiled inwardly ofall thofe fpirituall ornaments ofgrace lta,is.AugujlL. andverme :but thismiteric accompanieth ill gotten goods; lerm.a.tom.te. for the couctous man by hi finfull gaining lofeth himfelfe, and tshilcll he deceiueth his neighbour of his fluer, the di- Auararasre- uell cofoncth him of his hluation. Which howfoener for pan turrnur, the prefent worldly men tallnot, being over toyed bccaufél-anmgnamra- theyhaue feifedon their dclired prey ; yet if euer they come liquid rapiat, toremember tlhemfelnes, and to fecle the waight ofthcir fin capitur.Augu&. lying heauievpon theirconkiences, they will account thefe Damnumappcl- euillgaines the greatefl loffe, and will take no more pkafure landumcam inthem, then ludat in the fight of his thirtie peeces offluer, malalamals- when he law altohis fone inbetrayinghisntafter,which did but worke in himhorrour ofconicience, and mouedhim in Mat.27.3. defpaireïo murtherhimfclfe. Or if Godpreuent them with his grace,theirwealth will comfort them no more then it did Z.tçhezu,and that was neither in refpe6,l ofhis getting orkee- ping it, but as it did finable him to maketetti otion, and in li_ berall fort to relieue the poorer Let vs therefore take heed that we doenotfall into thisfnfull dotage of worldiymen, who delire increafe of their wealth though it bec by euill meares, feeing riches thus gotten are not onely vaineand momentanie,butalto hurtfull and pernicious:for as the Wife nsanlatth, thegatheringof treafures bya deceitful) tongue, is Pro. ar.6. vanitie rolled to and fro of them that fete death. And the Prophet leremietelleth vs, thatas the Fartrichgat hereth the Ter.rj.xr. yang,whicb¡hebath not brought forth; fo-he thatgetteth riches, andnot byright, fhallleaue them in themidde/f of his daies,and at hid endfeall bea foole. So alto theyare hurtfull and perni- cious, Peeing whileli they creature vp wealth, they treafure vp fnne ; and in treafuringvp fume, they alto treafure vp wrath, and hauing in heaping vpwealth,heaped vp fin, they alto prepare for themfelues an intolerable waight of con- demnationand defirudlion. And therefore let vsnot let our hearts vpon this mammon ofiniquity,but vpon the rich trea- fures
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