Cumdiuitia fat caduca, panaperpetua efl.Ambrof. iaLuc4. tam.ç.t.s. Rom. s.ç. 6t8 That worldly thingsetremomentanyandcorruptible. how much themore theyhaue abounded. And thus thegrief ofa loft kingdome,pierceth the heart with far greaterfor- row, thenhee who bath lofl but a fmall lordfhip. Thus the merchantmore bewaileth the wrackeof his rich fhip, then the poore fifhermanhis little boate; and the rich manbeing robbed ofalI his treafures, taketh his IoffeRauh more hca- uilie, thenapoore man who is fpoiled offome worthleffe trifles, though theybe his wholefubflance. In whichrefpc& riches are rightrunawaies, which are kept with great care, and alwaiesdo theirmatters morehurt at their parting,then they haue done them good in their wholeferuice. And thee- fore feeing thefe earthly richesare alwaiesmomentanie, and oftentimesharmeful,let it befar from any Chriflian fromfix- ing hishart vpon thefe vnconflant andfickle vanities, which like thewanes ofthe fea rilingand falling,willtoffc it vpand downein the refllefl'e motion of hope, careandfeare. Farre beit fromvs whoprofeffe godlineffe, either to compaffe or keepe thefe vncertaine and flitting trifles, by vnlawfull meanes,and for their fakeby fin to hazard the eternal' ioyes ofheauen, and to cafl our felues headlong into hell; fee- ing the things wee gaine aretranfitorie,and the thìngswee lofepermanent and perpetuall; the pleafures which we take in our earthly treafuresvnconflant,and momentanie,andthe torments which attend vpon their linfull fruition endlefte and euerlafiing; in which refpe6 the Apoflle lamer thus fpeaketh to couetous mifers; Goeto nowye richmen,weepe and houle,foryourmiferies trhich/hallcome vpon you. Tour riches are corrupt,andyourgarments motheaten. Tour gold and fil- uer itcankred,and the ruff ofthemfhallbeawitneffe againflyou, andfhalleateyourfefbas it were fire. re haueheaped vp crea- fure for the lafi daies; menthe treafureofwrath againfltheday ofwrath,and ofthedeclarationofthe itsfl iuderementof ,Clod, as theApoflle `Paulexpoundeth it. And therefore let vs not fet our hearts vponchele momentanicand flitting vanities, but rathervpon thofe fubflantialltreafures, Gods fpirituall gra- cesandheauenly ioyes; which as they are infinitelyofmore worth; fo are theyeternal' and euerlafling, and (hall neuer be taken fromvs, or we from them. For when weehaue en- joyed
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