That worldly things withdrawour heartsfront God. 673 therefore the Apofile before hee would haue vs to reft vpon., Godwith. fweetcontent,and to relie our feluesupon his graci- ouspromifes, dothfirff will vsto lay afide avarice, whichma- keth vs to fruit ni the creature. Let (faithhe)yonrconnerfationHeb.r;.f. be Vbithout conetoufneffè, andbe content with that whichyouhaue, for he bathPaid, lwill not faile thee, neither forfal(e thee. And thereforeifwewould loue ourGod,we ntnff not immoderate- lyloue ourgold; if wee would truff in Godsprouidence,wee muff not atilt in our owne prouifion ;and ifwecwould fet our heartsupon our Lord and mailer, wee mull make riches our feruants,and notfuffer them to haue anyrule oucr vs. Nowbe= Putchrioreft ingput toour choice, that our hearts may cleaue to thebetter ifie ¡ol quoin part,letvsconfider the great 'difference that is betweene the Peon uiatua;a3 clie excellencie ofGod and riches; this being-but earthlltrafh,and canon he the chiefegoodneffe, infinite in al perfection; thisimpotent, inia. Ei f and heomnipotent; this trantitory, &heeternall,And if(as one cbrior eft lux faith)thefun,which is not the Creator,but acrcature,doe fo far iftagi mpe- exceed gold in beautie&glory; howmuch more he who made É pnlc7ró,gä thefttnne, giuing veto it (asit were)but the leali fparke of his feci, banc lx- gloriousbrightneffe,and that not from his effence, butb foie cootAugua. vertueofhisword? Finally, ifwe too much efleemeandfix our deditciplina affedlions-vpon the pleafures ofthe world, we cannottakeour chriti.lib delight inthe-Lord, ifwebe loners ofpleafures, we cannot be cap's' loners ofGod; for whereas they who loue him arecareful! to a xfrtov. non .pletfe him by keeping' his commandements; thefe chiefly in- poriaa refTint. tending to pleale their-carnal! appetites, will not :Dicke todif- pleafeGod, to pleafc themfelues,andby finne taprouoke lüs 3'4' wrath, fo theymay procure unto themfelues fome carnali de- light. And thus the voluptuous wanton fowholly fetteth his heart vpen his harlot, that hee feldome or neuer thinketh on God, and flicketh not-to difpleafe him in any thing, wherein hemay giueher contentment; and thus the_glutton and drun- kard onelymindtheir bellies, and fet their - héarts uponplea- Phil.3a9. fingmeans, anddainty drinks ; and fo, by withdrawing them from theLord, theauthor and giver ofall thefe hidings, they make in hisplace a God of their owne bellies, astheApoffle fpeaketh.Andbecaufewhere their idoll is, there allomullbee Clemens their hearts; therefore it is faid, that the lutton (like the fifh lexand.pudag. which the.Philofopher calleth théfea are) carrieth -his heart lib.a.capa. x in
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