571 0f the miferres whichaccompanywor/dly thin . in their way, they will retaine their natural! pinkie and per_ feelion, being vied in their kind; but if we imprifon and hord them vp, they will corrupt and become vnprofitable, yea in truthnoyfoine, hurtfùiland pernicious : thus cloathes laidvpbecome moth-eaten, corne relented oucr-long, be- commethmuffle and vnfauourie ; meare kept pail due time putrifiethand Rincketh, andcome it felfebeing hoorded vp andnot vied, loleth it beautie and brightues, and is fretted with tuft and canker; and that which iswort+ ofalt, there moth-eaten garments, corrupted riches, and cankered gold and filuer, (hall be a witneffe againfe thofe who thus abufe them, eate their Ae(h as fire, and for their falfe and wrong- full imprifonment, (hall cafe them into the prifon ofvtter Iames 1.T. z. ; darknes, as our Sauiour Chril and his holy ApoRle haue Mauh.xr.;o plainly taught vs. ..Seti.I4. iftherefore we truly lone riches, or our(clues, let vs not That riches are byhording themvp increafeour owne cares and feares, and mofifurely pee- hinder themoftheir right vie and end; but let vs fo difpofe feruedwhen ofthem,as theymaybe moil laic, and we mof lecure; they they aregiuen referued in their naturals erfeetion and we benefited by to thepore. heir fruition.Now this we(hall do tfwe enioypart ofthem toourownecomfort, and communicate the ouerplus to the good ofothers,feedingthe hungrie,clothing the naked,and rclieuing thofewho anyway Rand in need. For welofe there earthly riches in keeping thein,and keepethem inbeflowing them;ifwegiue themwe (hall euer inioythem; Wive referue them,we (hall finely lofethem ; Peeingwe cannot long con- tinue with them;for either they (hall be taken from vs, or we from them, carrying nothing withvsoutofthe world, but returningnakedas we carne into it.So that ifwe would haue thereperifhing things permanent voto vs,wemuf give them that we mayalwaies haue them; and leaue them for a time, that we mayenioy them for euer. For as the Wife man faith, Ecclef.xr.r.x. ifwe cafeoar bread t'pan the foceof'thewaters,aftermanydaie.e Prou.t9.r7. wefhallfind it ; ifwegiue 'unto thepodre, welendvita theLard; Matth.19.2, T. andhewill recompenceand repayvsthat whichwebanegiaew.So s.Tim,ó.r9. our Sauiour tellethvs, thatuweglue to the poore we'fhall haueheauenly treafures. And theApoRie teacheth vs, that thofe
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