T hatlborldly thingsare momentanieandcorruptible. 6z yer,orcóntentious perfon. Nor can our care anddiligence pteuent thefe dangers,or fecure vntovs the things we enjoy; yea rather (as the Wifeman telleth vs) riches dooften perijh Ecclef.f.i3. each byour trauell:and the more wee labour to hold them, the foonerthey forfakevs; like water in the hand, which is loft withgriping. And the reafon hereofis, becaufe wee are not abfolute ownersof them, but our great lord and matter which bath chtefe right vnto them, (lothdifpofe ofthem ac- cording tohis ownepleafure, giuing, and taking away, en- riching,andmaking poore, whom, and when beewill. So that thoughwe haue neuer fo great an heape of this fhining dal ofgold anduluer,yet ifhe but blowvpon it, it will pre- ftntly Elie away, as himfelfe fpeaketh by his prophet. In Hag.' .9. which refpeétthe Wife manfaith, that the treafuresoflbic- Pro.to.x.;. . keánefèprofit nothitsg,becarefeGodca/lethaway the fubffanceof thecricked :an examplewhereofwe haue in the whore ofBa- bylon,who being rich in fine linnen,purple, & skarlet,. gold, Apoc.t8.r6. precious Bones, and pearles, is faid to haue all her riches t7 inone houre brought to defolation. Id regard of' whichvn.. Chryloft.de conflancie, and momentanie continuance ,of wealth and pceniten.Ho worldly treafures, theyare fitly compared to fugitiue fer- uants, who will not flay long in any place, but runne from mailer tomafler: whereofit is that worldlings hauingno affurance ofthem, and yet doting in their loue, do keep* themvnder the fafePt cutiodie ofbolts andbarres,. Iockeand key, and watchouerthem continually with vigilant and car- king care, for fearc they fhouldmake an efcape, and fo de- priuethem oftheir feruice. And yetfuchis thefollieofworldly men,that though they 4.Sell. t S. are taught by continuall experience of others loges, that Thatriches are their riches are alto momentanie,yet doe they dreamethat daily in danger their owne will bepermanent and perpetuall, and that theyeking; and lhall long enioy theirwealth themiélues,andafter lcaueitto feffebri greater their children for many generations. Which vaine hopes g,eatergrieje. . whenas they faile,andtheir richescontrary to their expe&a- don are takenfrom them; they torment themfelueswithhit- ter griefe,and the greatertheirriches haue been, the greater is their forrow for theirloffe, vexing themfelues themore,b. how..
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