65 Ofthefhortnefandfrailtieofmatnslife, ofauarice,making them tobecome impregnablecaftles, whet- in their riches maybereferued after theirdeparture : yeaoften- times with their wealth theyleaue vnto themGods heauiean- gerfor theiriniuflice,andwicked getting, or keeping their ri- ches,which burneth againfi(inners vnto the third & fourth ge- neration,and oftenconfumeth their houfe and whole pollerity; and with their fin they leaue their fhame &punifhment; as the [3abac. 2.9.10. Prophet fpeaketh:cYoevntohim(faith he) that isgiuen to theget- tingofvnlawfull gaineforhis bottle, that hemay place his neh on high,andbe deliveredfrom thepoiber ofeuill.Thou haFdconfulted fhame to thyhoufe,by deffroyingmany people,andhallfinnedagainlf thine ownefoule. Inwhich reffpeól the couetousman, as he is not muchbeneficiall to hisheire,fo leffevntohimfelfe; for what wil it profit himafterhismomentany fruition ofthe Mammon of iniquitie, when being cafi into hell fire, and there tormented with intollerable torments,he Thal remember, that hehath left abundance of wealth to his pofieritie? feeing neither henor they, canwithal this richesreleafe him from his paine,norpro. cure fomuchas a drop ofcold water toallay a littlehis burning hcat.For ifwhen wehaue all thefe goods in ourownpoffe$ìon, they will not cafeor comfort vs in theextremitieofthe tooth- ake only, what confolation or refrefhing canbe expeéled from them,being in the keepingofothers,when bodie and foule Thal fuffer for euer thewrath ofGod, and the grieuous tortures of the damnedfpirits ? 4s¢,t4. Finally,thoughvoluptuous men abound in all delights, yet That the limes of(hall theynot long enjoy them;for though theywereconfiant, voluptueas men yet thëfeluesare fugitiue, though theirpleafures aremany, yet arefhort and their eers being few,they cannot long reioyce in them.So lob AUojfrai[rie. fpeaking ofvoluptuous wicked men,faith, that they take theta- Iobai.11.13. Bretandharpe, and reioyce in the found ofthe organs ; they (jaend theirdaies in wealih,andfuddenly theygodown to thegraue. Nei- ther canpleafures,though they neuer fomuchdelightvs, make our ioyes immortall,oranywhit prolong ourlines; yea contra. riwife(as I haue fhewed)being immoderatelyvfed,theyare the ordinary meanes to ( horten life;and to bringvn timelyandim- mature death. But howfoeuer thefepleafuresof theworld are mofi momentany,both in refpeêi ofthemfelues,and altoin re- fpe&ofvs, yet their punifhmentwhen they are abufed isnotof fo
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