That *oddly things aremomentanyandcorruptible. 6ir pewit hope ballperifh, hisconfidence alfofhall6e cut PI;andhit IobEta; .14.tf. fruit (halide as the hoof ofa f ider;he Iballleanevpon his hottfe, but itfballnot fland; heiallhold himfail by it, yet 'hall it not endure. And theAuthor ofthebooke ofWifdome affirmed), that thehopeofthevugodly is Ike thedall that blownaway Wifd.f44. withthemind, and l,be a thinne fame, thatis fcatteredabroad with the florme,&at thefmoke which is differfed with the wind, andas the remembrance ofhim pafeth,tbat tarieth butfor ads!. And inregardofthismomentany vncertaintie ofearthly va- nities,the Prophet Efav conpareth the indeauours ofworld- ly mcn,in fecking to obtainc and poffeffe there mutable and Efay;q. ;, vnconffantthings,to the weaningofthe fpiders web ; for as to this idle work there isrequired greatinduflry and labour, andbeingmade,it is ofnocótinuance,becaufc curryblatlof wind isready to break it,&euery becfome to broth it down: To thefeworldly vanitiesare c.ópaffcd with great paints, and whenwithcareful toile wehaue cbtained thë,eueryblaffof aduerfecafualty,euerybrufhofoutwardviolence is readicto blow thëaway,&break thë downe. And in the fame refpeet the world by others,isfitlycópared to ÿMoone,who in her chiclebrightneshath her fhining mingledwith i ots,and is al' aies mutable : fo theworld, though it make a glittering l3xw,is (potted inhis greatefl glory, withmiferies & aduer- fities,and this (hitting brightnesin thefpace ofa fewdaies is turned toblack and vncomfortable darknes. And therefore Atocal.r:.r. how gloriousfoeuer it feemeth,thewifcChriffian veil not let Cur ea Tiead ironhishead,norat his hart,but with the woman in the Re- Omd,atsrra uelation,wil tread this vneonffant Moonevnder his feet,and eflenon .pa'funt, contenne tliefemom&an vanities which thoughwe could ad fuppfiaam y g dinturna dr- ffay with them,arecontinuallyin readines to the fr6 vs.Efpe- pofces ? Ambr. dailyhe who truly confidereth thismomentany vnccrtainty inLuc.4.tom.; ofthefeearthly triflcs,will carefully takeheed that hedonot with the leaf+ fin compafre the greateffgood,and therbyha- zard his eternal' ioycs, and indangerhimfelfe to perpetual) punifhmcnts;for what folly is it for any,to buy thefc moms- tanyand vnconflant vanitiesat the highprice ofeuerlafling tormëts,& for a fhort & falfe ioy, tohazard body & foule to neuer endingpunifhmëts?Andwhë with thefe worldlybaits R r a he
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