The vncertainty ofobtainhiglborldly things. 19p f+rength, confume their bodies, and receiuing contagious infed+ion, caf+ themfelues into many defperate and entolera- ble difeafes, no leffe (harmful' then full oftorment ? And therefore feeing wee may Ipendalbur hues and la- f.Seê1.to. boursin feeking thefe worldly things, and yet neuer find That roemaybe them, nor attainevnto our earthly ends, after wee hauewith °A red roob- ourwholeindeauoursfou httocom affethem ;whichnot- ta:xefpirituali p grates axd hra- withflanding (asbefore I haue(hewed) are fo vaine,worth- :army ioyes,+f leffe, andvnprofitable, that though theymight bee gotten we:rat,recte with cafe, yet they were fcarce worthie our labour; let vs them. not Pet our hearts vpon thefe vncertaine vanities, which if wee fhould obraine, neuer come vnaccompaniedwith cer- taine miferies : but rather affe and defire Gods fan6fifying and fauing graces,and the eternal ioyes of Gods kingdome, which ifwetruelyfeeke, wee (hall Purely find, andbee at no hazard atalloflofing our labour. And this argument ofnot (pending ourpainesin vaine, the Apofile vfeth to encourage the Corinthians in the conffant profeflìon and prailife of Chrif+ianity. Thereforemy beloaedbrethren (faith he) beeyte .r.Cor.r 5.58. fiedfafvnmoueable,abundant almayin the morkofthe Lord;for as much asye knotr,thatyour labour is net in vain in theLord. For though theworld bce fo,fcanted in thefe earthly things, and fo full ofinhabitants, that if it had the difpofingofthem all (as in truth it bath not)yet bath not fufficlent togiue con- tent to the tenth futer; yet it is not fuwith the Lord, and with our fpirituall riches ofgrace and faluation; for he path of thefefuch infinite (tore, that he can giue vnto euery one abundancewithout impairing of his flocke, or makingone more empty, b anothers fulneffe. Andbefides he hash free- ly boundhintfé febyhis gracious promifes, confirmedwith his oathand feales,that ifwe a hunger after his fpirituall gra- A Luk.r.s ; ces, hewill Purely fatisfie vs; ifwe b feekethem, we (hall vn- E1a.ç .1.a. doubtedly findthem; and iffeelingour wants wee doe but c Mar.7.7. beg them at his hands, in the c name of IefusChrift, hee will loh.r.a3. without faile giue them vnto vs. Neither is there leffe cer- taintyoftheothercto thofewho feeke for that eternall hap- That there are pineffe; for firft,that there is that euerlaf+ing ioy, and hea- beauenly layes uenly glory prepared for GodsSaints and feruants,it may be Preparedlor Q,q 4 proued Godsferuants.
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