'Thatworldly things through our adufeare hurtfullcc. 667 seeded, they lofe all their goodnes, andbecomeeuill and wic- ked; to fay nothingof them which are finful,not only inrefpeéi of their quantitie andexceffe, but alto in their ownenature and qualitie. And as theyvfually arc the sauces and occafions offin, . foallo ofpunifhment;; for becaufc voluptuous menabufeGods Amos a.ra grace vntowántonnefíe,therefore in his iufi iudgement,he tur neth their fealls into mourning, and their Tongs into lamen- tation, as the Prophet fpeaketh; and as the Wife man afíîr- meth, tutu in laughing, their heart is forrowfull, and the endofProu.t4 r=, their mirth is heauinefè. Neither in truth doe they onely saute after-punifhmcntsin the world to come; but allo bringwith them grieuous punifhments euen in this life, asbeing excee- dingly pernicious both to bodie and foule. For who feeth not that thefe immoderate pleafures, being loued and imbra ced;asfurfetting and drunkenneffe, chambringandwanton- nes,venery and filthines, doboth deforme thebody, and bring it to amonfirous ihape,making theaies red,thecheeks puftvp, or vntimely wrinkled,the teeth rotten, the breath flinking,and thebelly fwollen; and alfodo weaken the flrengthand impaire the health;loofening the finewes, making the ioints and limbs lame, and fillingcurry feuerall part with grieuousdifeafes? Tn which refpe& theyare fitly compared to Tweet poilons, which are pleafant in the fwallovwingdowne, but Toone after they no lefl'e torment,then theydid beforedelight,either bringing im. mature death,or grieuousinward difeafes,&outward fores : for fohowfoeuer the lepleafures do delight whilefl theyare in ta- fling, yet fometime theykill outright, and fometimesbring te- dious fickneffes,which tortu& to death,with grieuoustortures.. And yet theft euils are fiatall which theybringvpon the bodie, to volupratia incomparifon ofthole which theybring vpon the foule.; for reino vinas where theyareentertained, they fpoile the foule ofall verrues nonpotelicon. and graces(neitherwil,as one faith,vertue long continuein the PRtre. kingdome ofpleafure) and fill it full ofall wickednes; for as an neift r.de Se. anti taffirmeth,luxurioufiresbath no end, nor obfcruethdifci- pline,but is the Ceminary and fountaineofal vices.Neither do I contradihìtheApofile,who faith thatcouetoufnes is the rootof AmbroClib.de all euill,becaufe luxurioufnes is the mother ofcoueroufnes; for Helia.& iaiun, when a manwith riot bath exhaufled his owne effare, he grec_ `ap.19. dily defireth to feazevpon other mens : to which purpofc elfe- where.
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