Ofthefhortnef 4Áfrailtie ofmant.ltfe. 635 CHAP. XXIX. Ofthemomentany continuancc andfrailtyof'.ant life. Auing Chewed that the things ofthe world are in §,Sea. r. themfeluesmomentanie, &in refpe&ofvsmuta- That noimith- bleiwe are according to order in the next place to (andi.t mans ípeakc ofour mortalitie, whichmay fcrue as another maine l a is¡hat t"Ond argument to make vscontemne thefeworldly vanities; for wildlymen though they were eternal], yet we are momentany; though dreameofim- they wereconflant and permanent,yet our huesare fraile and xsortatitie.. flitting;though they hadnot their end,yet we thathaue our end;& though they would for euer continuewith vs,yet Thal webutawhile continue with thcni,becaufeour hues arebut fhort,andwith theirfhortnes,fo fraile&vncertaine,that this momentany time,is onlyfure ofending, and in nothingelfe certaine,but in it owne vncertaintie. For weare continually- failing towards thehauen ofdeath, and we neuer want the wind ofwinged time to let vs forward; fometimein the way weperifh bythe leakes ofourown intemperance,fornetimes we fpfit our felues upon the rockes ofdangers, or vpon the fands ofcarelcffc fecuritie; fometime we are.caflouer booed bypirats and enemies,& fometime carying all our lofrie and proud failes, weareouerfet and funke with the boyflerous blafls ofaduerfe accidents; & thoughwe (capeall thefe dan- gerswe fhall not be long in comming to our hauen ofrefl; feeing we are neuer becalmednor hand flill,butnight &day go forward with aprofperous wind.It is true that theworld, , yea our owne deceitful] hearts, dopromife veto vs long life, yea dreameofakind ofeternitie which bath neuer end ; for there is fcarceany fo old who thinkethnot toliuea day Ion- ger,andwhen that is fpent, another dayafterthat, & focon- tinueth dayafter dayin the famemind, andby confequence - frameth tohis hopes an imaginaryperpetuitie; eremitic be- ing nothing el fe but aconflant continuance of timewithout anyending.And men haue this inward conceit,it may cal- ly appear bytheir outward praLhife:forifthey were through lyperfwaded that theirhues were momentany &vncertatne, what .
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