fá$' Ofthe neiferktwhich accotnpanyworldly thingt. negle&the loue oftheir Creator, who is lottedwithout any labour,he giueth them over to dotevpon the creature which they loue with laborious paines,and enioy with manygriefs;, being ready at the command of their concupifcence, to en- dure all labours and dangers forthe obtaining ofit ; and to A,ugul.Sorm. what purpofe? finely that theymay.fil their cheflswith trea- tó.in Ael.3 fires, and emptie their minds ofpeace and fecuritie .. gaine to;n.tó. gold, and lofe their fleep. To which purpofe one faith, that couetoufneffè defirethgold,forrowfulllabour findeth it Out, and carking care keepcth it tit isthematter of labours, pe- titions tothepoffeffours, aweakenerofvertue,an ill mailer, and trechcrous feruant; noman thinketh that hebath it fafe, vnleffebee alwaies hide it, becaufe it fhineth to the owners deflruòlion; in darkeneffe it is fought,and it iskept indarke- neffe. And the rcafon of all thefe mtferies is, becaufe men make idols oftheirwealth, and loue it out ofineafure; nei- ther can that befecurely poffeffed'which is excefliuelyouer- ualued;whereasif 'cuing God aboue.all, they could in all Oates bee content with that which pleafethhim:ifinthe time ofprofperity andplentie, they would learne the vanity ofabundance, and make pouertie familiar vntothem,not onely bymeditation,but byaccuflomingand inuring them. fettlestoindure Come want, they would inioyt their riches withmuch more fecuritie, and entertaine pouertie, if it happen to feaze vpon them, with much more patience and contentation. t.Seîi.I2 And thus haueI (hewed the careand reamwhich accom- That ricbee de- panic riches in their poffeffion. Now let vs confider of lame print their be- miferableeffcaswhich Ate from themboth;asfirflthrough daesofreft,and this care and'feare theydepriue their bodiesofrefl,andtheir t beawinds of pracewhidano minds ofpeaceand quietnes.Foras the Wife man fpeaketh, much lour the abtand once of the richwill not frefferhim toPepe. Whom them. the fon.ofSyrach imitating, faith, that *oking afterrich:tpi.. Ecclefq.rr. nethaaay thebody, andthe care thereofdriueth awayfleepe;thie Eedct.; +, t.s waking care_breaheth thefleepe, ata greatfrckneffe brealeth rt. .4urea rampant For their concupifcencekepeth themwaking,whilefl it for- vie iat gatr:rm ceth them to tire their thoughts in plotting how.theymayi vigitefa Roth hu kee a their owne Clore, or get. other-mens, and fo turne pu.para t p their
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