That worldly thingsarearomentanieandcorruptible. 619 i oyed them ten thoufand times the age ofa man, therefhall not the lean moment ofour time be fpenr, but at the endof fomany yeeres, our ioyes (hall be fofar floutending, as they were in theirfid+beginning.When therefore the worldcal- leth and allurethvs, to featour affe5ionsvpon thefe mouea- bleand momentanie vanities, let vs flopour cares again(+ his bewitching inticements,andhearkenvnto the call offauing wifdome and true godlines, promifing vs long.lafling trea- fures, and an heauenly inheritance which (hall neuer haue end. Riches (faith the) andhonor arewith me, euendurable ri- Prou.8.18. at; ches and ri bteoufnes:myfruit is better thengold, men thenfine gold, andmy reuenewes better thenfinefitter ; Icaufe to walk; in the way of righteoufnefe, and inthe middeFt ofthepathos of iudgement, that Imaycaufe them that loueme to inheritfub- fiance, andI Ìbillfalltheir treafurel. Or ifour hearts be fo fixed to our earthly riches, that we §.Sea.9. willnot heare ofleauing them, let vs learne at leaf+ to loue Thebell ,ayto them wifely,and fo as we mayeuerinioy our loue;the which prefers, riches wecannot doby keeping them in earth,where theyarefub- from to fpg. - ieó+to corruptibilitie,as our Sauiour teacheth vs; but by lay. ing themvp in heauen, whereneither the mothnorcanker cor- Matth.6. rg,n® rupteth, andwheretheeues neitherdig thorow,norffeale. Let vs viethem as comfortable helpes in our iorney to our owne commie, and as meanes to allurevnto vs the fruitionofour heauenly ioyes;andas ourSauiourexhorteth vs, Let vs make Luket6.g. vsfriendswith the riches ofinipttie, that whenweJhallwant,we and tx.33. may6e recelued into eaerlaThnghabitations: and ifwe would for eucrpoffeffe neuer decayingriches, let vs, as our Sauiour counfelleth vs,fellthat roeharm, andgiuealmes, make vs bags which wax not old,a treafure thatcan neuer faslein heauewhere xo theefe commeth, nor mothcorrupteth. Forkcepe them long we cannot,feeing they are vnconflantand nil flying,andwe- mortali and dailydying; but theben way for euer to enjoy them, is to feud them before vs by the Lords faaors, the poorc membersof Iefus Chrif+, into our heauenly countrie, where theyfhall for euerbereferued. for vs. For howfoeuer our goods are momentanic, ourgood deeds (hallbe euerla- fling, thoughour richesbecorruptible, yet ourChriflian li- beralitie,
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