664 That worldlythings throughour ahufearehurtful/ &e. fuck like wicked'courfes, wherebywhen they haue attained' vnto their defired honours they are now ready to repeate their leffon againe and againe, and to revue, yea adde vnto their former wickedneffe, as oft as occafion is offered, to Bafil.Conftit maintaine their reputation, and preferue their honour front monaft.tap.tt.itnpeachment. In regard whereof one exhorteth vs to flee vaine glory and ambition, as being a fweete robber of fpi- rituall riches, a pleafant enemie of our foules, the moth of vertue,a flattering fpoiler ofall our goods,acouerer andcolou- V an i"iéPe rerofdeceitfalhpoyfon,vnder thethew and tail ofthefweeteft uittrpeoetrat, honie,reaching outto the minds ofmen, thefe empoyfoning fedmoot lutein- cupsoffrnne, whereofifthey drinke they eternally perifh. To flrgit volons: whichptirpofeanotherfaith, that vaine glory flierh lightlya- ctto,nterftcir. bout asbeing vaine, and ofno waight, and lightly andeafily Bernard .in pierceth intomens hearts ; andyet it inflreth noli ht wound, ral.quihabi- P y $ a tar.serm.e. but fuddenlykilleth,and def}royethat vnawares. , 4.Se11.3, Thusaltoriches arehurtfullandpernicious to thofe whoo- that rubes uerualue their true worth in their iudgements,andfettingtheir. hurt ¡haft who hearts vpon them, do with all greedines delire and'feekethem, immoderately morethenGods fpirituall graces and heauenly glory;feeing drtenhem,hy vntofuchthe arenot one! thecaufes and occafions,butal(o drawtnSrhrm y y into/IN/hug. the inffruments and meanes of all finne and wickedneffe.For theywho fetatheir hearts vpon this earthly mammon, are rea dy (toobtaine their loue) with ludoq andDemas to fell all their part in Chrifl andhis faluation, to make thipwracke ofa good cònfciencc, and ofallfpirituall graces, to forgoe their right it' our heauenly inheritance in Godskingdome, and to expofe their bodiesand-foules to tenrporal'and 'eternall puni hments, byvungall finfullandwickedmeanesto getkeepe, or increafe their wealth.In rcfpea-whereofthe Prophet Dauidmaketh co- uetoufnes,and obedience vnto Gods law flat oppolites,which will by no meanes be reconciledand flandtogether:Inclinemy Pfal.119d6. heart (faith he)vnto thy reflimonies ,and not tocoottoufneffe.And the ApofllePaul doubteth notto affirme, that the immoderate t'rim.e.to. defireofmoræeyis the root e °falleud; becaufeifinen haueitnot, 1Hnntum elfnon ehey-are ready to vfe all'vnlawfvll'meanes to get it; if they corrompí dini. haue it,they vfe thelike wicked meanes tokeepe it. So that (as tiarum conto_ one faith) it is amatter ofgreatdifficultie to haue riches dwel- bruio.scue. ling withvs, andnot>tobe corrupted with their acquaintance and
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