Ofthe miferies lbbich.tccompanyworldly thinge: 56r holincffe and feare, labouringto takeall our delight in thofe fpirituall pleafures, which maybe lawfullyobtained,and'be- ingonce inioycd,fhall neuer be taken frotn vs. And thus haue I (hewed fome of thofe many miferies 4.Selt.9. whichaccompanie thofe worldly things in refpet of their of the m f?rie, getting andobtaining. Now further let vs confider ofthofe c8 `pa fhr,g which ate incident voto men in refpe&oftheir keepingand inrsfret7of poffeffion. For as they aregottenwith great toile and labor, their pogepo r, fo are theykept withmuch care and feare, in regald where- c hrytoli:in ofchcy are no leffe troublefome in the inioying then they rHmriiln;tfh. 54. werein the obtaininb> like hereinvntowild &faaa e'beafs ' Ecrlcir.r4. which cannot be taken withoutgreat paines and perill; and and being in hold, Bringno lcffe labour and danger to refiraine them from doing mifchiefe. And in this relpcel the Wife man palfeth this fèntenceofallworldly things, that they are notonelyvanity, but allo vexation of fpirit,troublingand molefling menboch in their púrfuit and poffcfiïon."So hce faith elfe s here,tltat thebottle o¡'rherighteous hashmach trea- fure, but thereurneues of the-wicked is trouble :where ifhehad fitted the antitheuis,hefhouldhaueraid, that as the one bad much treafure, fo the other much trouble : but to note the great molcflation and anxiety of mind, which waiteth on pro'rf'6. theefiateofworldlymen,he isnot con:cntedto fay, that it istroublefome,buttroublc itfelfe, or hiIt feife trouble.The which ttotible and tell:4e vexation the ProphetEfay ex- ta,Y.a. prefferh, by comparing wicked worldlings tothe ragingfea E that cannot reff,whofe :raterscan. vp mire and dirt. Now the caufe ofthis care and feare in the keeping ofthefe world- lyvanitics,is the immoderateloue which their owners beare vnto them; for as we fecurely poffeffe thofe things which we little regard : fo if once wee fet our heart upon any thing though neuer fo vain,wee are prefently tormented with a iealouscare inkeeping it, and feareoflofing it. Andas little childrenare neuer at quiet when they are fond ofany body in the fimilie,but crieafter them as:fooneas they fee them, aidwhen they haue their cornpanie,crie as much iftheybut kemetoflirre,for.feare of lofing them ; fo ifweoncewaxe fond ofthefe worldly vanities, weepoffefl'e them with fuch 0 o care
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