67a That worldly thingsreithdralb our heartsfrom God, thingseternall, with thofe which are tranfitorie, of fpirituall thingswith corporall,and heauenly with earthly, that we may at once favor ihofe things which are aboue, and thofe which are beneath : fo that ifwe would tall howgood theLord is,we . muff firfl diffaíl thefe earthlyvanities; ifwe would bedeligh- ted withhis fweetneffe,we mùll fieff learneto loath the worlds bitterneffe ; for it is impoflible that both lhouldrellifh well at once,or thatour heattsand affe&ions fhould adhere both to God and theworld,whó are fo farre diflant anddifferent, yea oppofite andcontrary theone to theother. 4.Se11.6. And as this is true of the world in generali, fo alfoofthe That honours, thingsofthe world; forwhofoeuer fetteth his heart vpon any riches andplea- ofthem, they prefently effrange it fromGod, fo as it cannot fires w:tharar, cleauevnto him and them too. Thus worldly honours being our from immoderately loued, doe take awayall loue ofGod ; and chofe God. 44al.1.1o. who ferue this idoli ofvaine glory, they cannot be the feruants ofChriff,as theApoffle fpeaketh. For fo much doe they thinke ofgracino themfelues, that they neuer thinke of glorifying God ; and fomuch doe they let their minds vpontheirowne credit and aduancement,that they haueno heart to honour the Lord, further then it will fond with their ownepreferment and reputation; yea fo theymayattaine vnto their ovine vaine- glorious ends, theyare ready to let the gloryofGod tofale, and to di-íhonour him, that they may honour themfelues. So theearthly mammon ifitbec affe&ed with immoderate loue, willquickly weane our hearts fromGod; and ifour treafures be inthe earth, it is not poflible that our hearts fhouldbee in Mat4.21s4. heauen.Forasour Sauiour faith, there as the treafure is, there Yiillthe heart bealfo;and ifwe ferue riches, which is the god of the world, we-cannot fettle the Lord, the God ofheauen and earth. Ifwe fer our hearts vpon money wee fhallbonenegle& our maker,and bee readyto fell all our interefi inheauen,by committingknownelinnes ,ifwemaybut a little aduance our worldlyprofit. Ernally,ifwe fix our affe&ions vponworldlyri- tthes, wee willbee at theirbecke,fo that when theycommand one thing, and God another, weewill bee ready tocall Gods commanddement behind our backes,and to yeeldour obedience toour golden idol! ; and thatwe bell loue whichwe moll obey: ifweputour affiance inriches, wee cannot crufl inGod; and therefore
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