63 z That allworldly thiagiaremutable andvnconfaa. lors attending on them; but they oftentimes incite their keepers,and flee away together with them. So that thereis nothing more vnconflant then thefe earthly moueables, which arc euery day fubieet to change and alteration : in nidtam in. which refpedt one wittily faith,that money moft fitly isítam- certum qua" ped round, to fignifieby the very. figure that it is rruely cur- rer wolubilut rent not ftandin Rill,but rolling and removing fromone to nscímmerítò another. The which inconfiancieand mutabilitie of riches, rYTaOecuttra ro- tundauitnatur, asitproceedeth inflrumen tally from the world, who is vn- pianonflat. . confiant in it fauours, aduancing thofe to wealth whom Anguft.in. Toone after it is ready to impouerifh; fo chiefly and princi- 'l'$3' pallyfromthe Lord, who in his gracious prouidencemade earthly riches mutable,becaufewe fhould not fixour hearts vpon fuch vnchangeable vanities,but vpon.thofe heauenly trcafures whichare immutable, and not fubie to anyalte- ration ; and that feting euery day, they are ready tokaue vs whether we.will or no, wee might bee the rather willing to part withthemto filch goodand charitablevfes, asmay glo-. rifle God, and further afcertainevs of our eternall treafures Whereas ifheehad made them immutable and permanent, whom would they not houe bewitched with theirloue ?For ifnowmenhauing no fecurity or aflurance, to kcepe them in theirpoffeflìon but one onely day, doe notwithflanding dotefomuch in theirloue, thatby right and wrong theylay violent hands vpon them, andwring than vniufily outof .others cuflodie,hazardingeuentheir foules toincreafe their wealth; what would they haue done if they had beencon- ftant and faithfull friends, that doall this,they being treche- rous and deceitfull flatterers?Whatwidow would they not hauerobbed ?what orphane would they not haue fpoiled? what weake &poorc man would theynothaue oppreffed,to Ghryfoft.ad get thefe perpetuities intotheir poffeffion?Toconclude, fee- yop.Anrioch' ing thefe riches oftheworld are fmmutable & vnconflât,let Wi` 4l Z' vs notfet our heartsvpon them; and (as one faith) let vsnot run a maddingafter thcfefalfefugitiues;for there is nothing more deceitful], nothing more. perfidious. To day theyare onour parr, butto morrow againft:vs; arming envious eyes againfl our fafety;andfirengtheningmaliciousbands tovn. dertnina
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