Thatworldly things through our abufearehurtfisffcfr.c 66r one houre ofthat acceptable time, which they haue formerly miffpent in whole yeeres with careleffe neglect; that they mighttherein repent oftheir finnes,and fo efcape that purfuinr wrathofGod, & thofe hellifh and eternal torments?but all to late,for now thetime is pa(t,thefentence.pronounced, the gate ofheauen fhut,and condemnation, and the fearefull execution thereof begun,which r1,ail neuerfind rearme or time to end. O let vs therefore nowwhilefì we haue (pace, preuent thefe after- reckonings; and becaufe our lises are momentany and vncer- taine,let vs not defer the dayofrepentance,vponwhich depen- deth ourfaluation, butfoUpend this vncertaine time, 3 we may be certaine to efcape thefe euerlafling puni(hméts, & to inherit thofeheauenly ioyes,whichbeing oncebegun (hall neuer end, but bring all gloriewithout miferie,and felicity with eternitic. CHAP. XXX. Ofthegreathurtwhich worldly things'Ping to theirowners,when theyjet their hearts upon them,andjirfí by lbeaning their hearts from Cfod,andmalkiwg them idolaters. t, Auing (hewed in the former partofthisbooke, that 4.Seli;r. 1 thoughwe muchefteeme, t our hearts v on & feek Thatworldly thefe worldly things, yet we cannot by all cur loue things are hart. and labour,bea(fured that theywill bringvnto vs any good: It / odesieyho now followeth,thataccording cornyorder propounded, I alfo iouethetn. proue that theybring vntovs mucheuill;not in themfelues,and in their owne nature; for fo (as I haue(hewed) they aregood, and theblef(ingsofGod:but throughourcorruption,vvhereby we are moft prone to abufe them vnto euill. Neither vnto all men (for vnto Gods childré,who haue a rightvfeofthem,they areboth good,andalfo inftrumentsand furtherancesofwel do- ing) but veto carnallworldlings, who ouerualue, and fet their heartsvpon them,feeking themwith greater labour and loue, then either Godsfpirituall graces,or heaucnly ioyes : whereby they turne thefe bleffings ofGod into curies, and his gracious benefits,intocumberfome burthens,andperniciouseuils;as be- ingveto them the caufes &occafions ofmuch fin and wicked- fies : for asGod byhis infinitgoodnes, doth bring good out of euill; focontrariwifeSatan,and our corrupt nature, being op. V v 3 pofit
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